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From: Vixen@f11.n203.z1.fidonet.org (Vixen)
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Subject: Re: SIGN AS ART
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Date: 16 Apr 91 20:46:32 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Hi Jack,

You may already know this, in fact, maybe everyone here knows it,
but those of us who are sight and hearing impaired not only use
in-hand fingerspelling as tactile communication, some of us also
use what is called "hands on signing."

In hands on sign, the deaf/blind person lightly places his or her
hands over the hands of the other speaker while that person uses
regular sign.

In my case, I use a combination of all of the above. I have some
very close useable vision and some short distance, but clouded or
blurred vision, so that I can see a sign that is made very close to
me and down slowly without the need for contact.

I cannot read fingerspelling without contact unless it is done very
slowly and right in my face and I will sometimes ask for contact
when I am not picking up a sign due to bad light conditions. (Too
much or too little.)

So, I did just want to mention "hands on" signing just in case
anyone thought that in-hand fingerspelling was the only technique
for communicating with deaf/ blind persons.

Keepin' the faith!

.                         Vixen

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