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pro tactile communication
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deaf blind
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bears group members. Angelita
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Rivera
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april Robinson,
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Erica Davis. Vanegas,
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kira cooper,
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pro tactile communication. What is it
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a form of american sign language that makes usage
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of proportions of a sl revising them for the blind
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instead of the usage of one's own hands as a reference of communication.
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People who express information. Both pro tactile sl
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use the process Evers hands and body.
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The speaker then touches the procedures body
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and moves his or her hands.
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In doing this,
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the speaker takes benefit
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of the perceive er sense,
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aware his or her limbs are.
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What is the origin of poor track style american sign language.
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The concepts came about in 2007
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and emerged as the language around 2010.
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It began
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when three deaf blind women
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a jacaranda
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jellicle to Newco
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and
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Jackie and
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angler.
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We're working at the deaf blind Service center
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D. B. Sc
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in Seattle Washington.
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The early days of pro tactile communication.
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What did communication between these three women look like?
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If they wanted to enjoy a conversation as a group
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they would need the services of an interpreter.
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These sessions were always one on 1 and not as a group.
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Additionally the service had to be booked far in advance.
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These women soon realized that having an interpreter was very
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inefficient
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and difficult
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and had more cons than pros
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in an interview with O. P. B. News
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jellicle to Newco expressed.
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We were
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happening upon some different
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different communication practices.
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Additional deaf blind people were invited into this circle
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and they too were utilizing these communication practices.
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We saw
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solicited the help of logistics,
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anthropologists informed a space for all who are deaf blind
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and use. Pro tactile communication
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is pro tactile a version of A. S. L.
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Many have a wonderful
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I'm sorry.
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Many have wondered if
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P. T. A. S. L. Is simply a version of A. S. L.
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In which one feels
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out the signs.
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Here's
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what we know thus far about P. T. A. S. L.
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It is still an incredibly young and actively involving language,
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the base language from which pro tactile emerges
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from A. S. L.
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However, it should be noted that P. T.
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Is closer to a branch
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on the language family tree
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that is A sl
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and that may feature
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many features of A. S. L. Have been adapted
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from its original form to fit deaf blind communication
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for instance,
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aspects such as non manual
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morph teams
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nm mm
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and back channeling. Bc
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require site
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to accurately communicate tone,
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certain lexical aspects and social cues.
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Petey includes a variety of touch based signals known as hepatic
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feedback in place of visual
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cues.
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This goes much deeper than simply
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simply a 1 to 1 change of N. M. M.
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To haptics
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and is what truly separates Pt from A. S. L.
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Okay,
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any visible difference between P. T.
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And A. S. L.
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A. Cell requires
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a visual requisition
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of the entire face in order to
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accurately communicate specific social cues and feedback
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with P. T.
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This is adapted into a variety of touch based signals
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on various parts of the body including the face,
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arms, hands,
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upper torso and legs.
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These areas and signals are adjusted
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depending on the signers, comfortable bility, health and maneuverability
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signals such as nodding the head for agreement or raising an
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eyebrow for curiosity are communicated MPT through a variety of ways.
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Most notable bility
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With a quick tap or two
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on the arm
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and a small drawn question mark
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respectively.
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The use of back channeling BBC, our communication tools that showcase social cues,
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emotion or any other non linguistic aspects of P. T.
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Used by the interpreter or the signer,
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a protest doll, a sl workshop
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navigating the scene as a deaf blind,
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many deaf blind individuals need interpreters
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in certain aspects of their life or when addressing the general public.
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The interpreters must not only focus on communicating
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the spoken and signed information between the receivers
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but must also consider
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the environment
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and then responsive
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of others. For example,
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if a joke is told
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then uses social feedback to show how the audience responds.
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So the deaf blind person can decide on their own
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appropriate response
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in a similar vein,
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if a deaf blind person is giving a speech,
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the interpreter must communicate the audience reactions
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whether they are bored texting or even getting up and leaving.
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Some may have to separate interpreters
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12
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to communicate the language from the individual and the audience while the other
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interpreters will
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in full contact with the individual.
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Ultimately pro tactile sl
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is more than just a sl communicated through Touch.
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Petey is still a very young and involving language
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surrounding by a community whose individuality,
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individuals rely on its primal source
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of communication. Unlike the history,
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historic opposition experienced by deaf community regarding
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the oral based education and acquisition of A. S. L.
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Petey has been seen to no resistance in complying that s this essay.
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The hope is not just to inform those about a unique language,
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but to add another voice to the curious of
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those who have always fought for the right and abilities
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and to shed light on the issue, plaguing those
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who do not fit the able bodied and normal silhouette of society,
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Petey is a new and growing world,
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a world
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that we must learn to see.
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A world we must here
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a world
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we must here,
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a world we must feel.
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Thank you.
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That's our presentation.