Resources
Below are a list of resources related to the DeafBlind community and Protactile Language.
Publications:
Clark, J.L., Nuccio, J.B. (2020). Protactile Linguistics: Discussing recent research findings. Journal of American Sign Languages and Literatures. https://youtu.be/vfICNTq6ITY
Clark, J.L. (August 3rd, 2017). Distantism. https://johnleeclark.tumblr.com/post/163762970913/distantism
Edwards, T. and Brentari, D. (2021). The Grammatical Incorporation of Demonstratives in an Emerging Tactile Language, Frontiers in Psychology, 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.579992, 11.
Edwards, T. and Brentari, T. (2020). "Feeling Phonology: The conventionalization of phonology in protactile communities in the United States". DeafBlind Culture and Community. 95. https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/dbi_culture/95
Edwards, T. (2018), Re‐Channeling Language: The Mutual Restructuring of Language and Infrastructure among DeafBlind People at Gallaudet University. J Linguist Anthropol, 28: 273-292. https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.12199.
Edwards, T. (2014). From compensation to integration: Effects of the pro-tactile movement on the sublexical structure of Tactile American Sign Language, Journal of Pragmatics, Volume 69, 22-41, ISSN 0378-2166, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2014.05.005.
Edwards, T. (Fall 2014). Language Emergence in the Seattle DeafBlind Community. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/s6504k8
Edwards, T. (October 9th, 2015). Bridging the gap between DeafBlind minds: interactional and social foundations of intention attribution in the Seattle DeafBlind community. https://lingdept.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/fpsyg-06-01497.pdf
Foley, K. (October 31, 2016). DeafBlind Americans developed a language that doesn’t involve sight or sound, http://qz.com/758851/deafblind-americans-developed-a-language-that-doesnt-involve-sight-or-sound/
Gabry, J. (2018). The Value of Art through Touch. https://nfbdeaf-blind.org/sites/all/themes/nfb/images/Documents/PDF/convention-presentations-2018/2018TactileArtPresentation.pdf
Greenman, A. and Talaat, A. ( December 19, 2016). The National Endowment for the Arts gives $25,000 to Galladuet for DeafBlind Theatre Initiative: http://www.gallaudet.edu/news/deaf-blind-theatre-initiative.html
Morrison, S. and Johnson, N. (2020). Pilot Study: Understanding how DeafBlind People Make Meaning of Their Avowed and Ascribed Identities. Volume 5, 2020 Published: 2020-06-19DOI: https://doi.org/10.3998/dsdj.15499139.0005.004
Smith, T. (2002). Guidelines : Practical Tips For Working And Socializing With Deaf-blind People - 02 edition.
Scoggin, K., Authenmen, G., Medina, M., Mogan, M., Russell, C., Nuccio, J., Broadway, H. (2016). Touch for Connection and Communication. In National Center on Deaf-Blindness, Open Hands, Open Access: Deaf-Blind Intervener Learning Modules. Monmouth, OR: National Center on Deaf-Blindness, The Research Institute at Western Oregon University.
Spiers, E. and Ehrlich, S. Tips On How To Communicate And Comply Effectively with A Deaf-Blind Person.http://www.deafblind.com/tipsdbp.html
Withrow, H. (March 4th, 2017). A Mom's Musings: Pearls of Touch. http://hexwit.blogspot.com/2017/03/pearls-of-touch.html
Voight-Campbell, R. and Morrison, S. (Fall 2017). What is ProTactile and What are its Benefits? http://www.tsbvi.edu/distance-learning-items/573-tx-senseabilities/fall-2017/5651-what-is-protactile-and-what-are-its-benefits
Literacy:
John Lee Clark (October 2018). Series of Poems (5 in total). Poetry Foundation. https://www.poetryfoundation.org.
John Lee Clark (August 20, 2014). Where I stand: On the Signing Community and My DeafBlind Experience.
Artist(s):
Arnaud Balard (Europe):
Ian Treherne (Europe): https://iantreherne.co.uk/
Video (& Transcripts):
Clark, J.L., Nuccio, J.B. (2020). Protactile Linguistics: Discussing recent research findings. Journal of American Sign Languages and Literatures. https://youtu.be/vfICNTq6ITY
Nushmia Khan. (October 31, 2016). A new language for the DeafBlind. http://qz.com/758851/deafblind-americans-developed-a-language-that-doesnt-involve-sight-or-sound/
Transcript for Khan's "A New Language for the DeafBlind" video: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bCoVxxM3TPY-b9Lsc4-KKmfHqpfVD_iHiIC7NaMcQQE/edit
Pro-tactile ASL: A new language for the DeafBlind by Quartz: https://youtu.be/9GrK3P15TYU
Transcript of captions and video descriptions with time stamps for Quartz's "A Language for the DeafBlind” (compiled by Clifton Langdon): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bCoVxxM3TPY-b9Lsc4-KKmfHqpfVD_iHiIC7NaMcQQE/edit
Tactile Mind Gives Presentation at White House (June 29, 2016): http://www.gallaudet.edu/news/tactile-mind-at-white-house.html
Yunashko, B. (2015). Deaf Interpreters: the weapon against vidism https://youtu.be/7l4l1MKI5j
Services:
Communication Services:
Three Monkeys Communications, LLC. Three Monkeys Communication LLC. https://www.jacorning.info/www.jacorning.info/
Three Monkeys Communications, LLC. Three Monkeys Communication LLC. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/threemonkeyscommication/about/?ref=page_internal
CoNavigator/Support Service Provider/Intervener:
DeafBlind (DB)/Support Service Provider (SSP) Curriculum: http://seattledbsc.org/dbssp-curriculum/
Florida CoNavigators: http://fcn.fldeafblind.org/
National Center on DeafBlind: https://www.nationaldb.org/national-initiatives/iqp/
Texas Co-Navigators: https://texascn.org/
Additional Resources:
Bryen Yunashko – How Interpreters can be more Inclusive of the DeafBlind Community. https://streetleverage.com/bryen-yunashko-how-interpreters-can-be-more-inclusive-of-the-deafblind-community/
Bryen M Yunashko discusses Pro-Tactile. https://www.philiprockcenter.org/bryen-m-yunashko-discusses-pro-tactile
Deaf News (January 2021). Viral TikTok Video: Helen Keller Did Not Exit. Interview with Keith Clark by the Daily Moth. https://www.dailymoth.com/blog/viral-tiktok-video-helen-keller-did-not-exist
John Lee Clark’s essays: www.johnleeclark.com
Melmira Episode 34 | Getting to Know Protactile ASL. https://youtu.be/jMpfK1wt7tQ
Melmira I Rafael Morales, DeafBlind Lation Artist. https://youtu.be/5o-si4uM2TM
Protactile Research Network: https://www.protactileresearch.org/
Protactile, the DeafBlind Way Vlogs & Transcripts: http://www.protactile.org/
Together All in Solidarity: https://www.facebook.com/TAS4All/
Wadman, K. The Ten Commandments of Deaf-Blind Culture. http://www.deafblind.com/tencomma.html
Do's and Don'ts When Interacting with a Person who is Blind. https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/blind/adjustment/dos-donts.htm
Clark, J.L., Nuccio, J.B. (2020). Protactile Linguistics: Discussing recent research findings. Journal of American Sign Languages and Literatures. https://youtu.be/vfICNTq6ITY
Clark, J.L. (August 3rd, 2017). Distantism. https://johnleeclark.tumblr.com/post/163762970913/distantism
Edwards, T. and Brentari, D. (2021). The Grammatical Incorporation of Demonstratives in an Emerging Tactile Language, Frontiers in Psychology, 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.579992, 11.
Edwards, T. and Brentari, T. (2020). "Feeling Phonology: The conventionalization of phonology in protactile communities in the United States". DeafBlind Culture and Community. 95. https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/dbi_culture/95
Edwards, T. (2018), Re‐Channeling Language: The Mutual Restructuring of Language and Infrastructure among DeafBlind People at Gallaudet University. J Linguist Anthropol, 28: 273-292. https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.12199.
Edwards, T. (2014). From compensation to integration: Effects of the pro-tactile movement on the sublexical structure of Tactile American Sign Language, Journal of Pragmatics, Volume 69, 22-41, ISSN 0378-2166, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2014.05.005.
Edwards, T. (Fall 2014). Language Emergence in the Seattle DeafBlind Community. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/s6504k8
Edwards, T. (October 9th, 2015). Bridging the gap between DeafBlind minds: interactional and social foundations of intention attribution in the Seattle DeafBlind community. https://lingdept.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/fpsyg-06-01497.pdf
Foley, K. (October 31, 2016). DeafBlind Americans developed a language that doesn’t involve sight or sound, http://qz.com/758851/deafblind-americans-developed-a-language-that-doesnt-involve-sight-or-sound/
Gabry, J. (2018). The Value of Art through Touch. https://nfbdeaf-blind.org/sites/all/themes/nfb/images/Documents/PDF/convention-presentations-2018/2018TactileArtPresentation.pdf
Greenman, A. and Talaat, A. ( December 19, 2016). The National Endowment for the Arts gives $25,000 to Galladuet for DeafBlind Theatre Initiative: http://www.gallaudet.edu/news/deaf-blind-theatre-initiative.html
Morrison, S. and Johnson, N. (2020). Pilot Study: Understanding how DeafBlind People Make Meaning of Their Avowed and Ascribed Identities. Volume 5, 2020 Published: 2020-06-19DOI: https://doi.org/10.3998/dsdj.15499139.0005.004
Smith, T. (2002). Guidelines : Practical Tips For Working And Socializing With Deaf-blind People - 02 edition.
Scoggin, K., Authenmen, G., Medina, M., Mogan, M., Russell, C., Nuccio, J., Broadway, H. (2016). Touch for Connection and Communication. In National Center on Deaf-Blindness, Open Hands, Open Access: Deaf-Blind Intervener Learning Modules. Monmouth, OR: National Center on Deaf-Blindness, The Research Institute at Western Oregon University.
Spiers, E. and Ehrlich, S. Tips On How To Communicate And Comply Effectively with A Deaf-Blind Person.http://www.deafblind.com/tipsdbp.html
Withrow, H. (March 4th, 2017). A Mom's Musings: Pearls of Touch. http://hexwit.blogspot.com/2017/03/pearls-of-touch.html
Voight-Campbell, R. and Morrison, S. (Fall 2017). What is ProTactile and What are its Benefits? http://www.tsbvi.edu/distance-learning-items/573-tx-senseabilities/fall-2017/5651-what-is-protactile-and-what-are-its-benefits
Literacy:
John Lee Clark (October 2018). Series of Poems (5 in total). Poetry Foundation. https://www.poetryfoundation.org.
John Lee Clark (August 20, 2014). Where I stand: On the Signing Community and My DeafBlind Experience.
Artist(s):
Arnaud Balard (Europe):
- https://limpingchicken.com/2015/07/03/arnaud-balard-why-i-designed-a-sign-union-flag-for-deaf-people-everywhere/
- https://handeyes.wordpress.com/tag/deaf-union-flag/
Ian Treherne (Europe): https://iantreherne.co.uk/
Video (& Transcripts):
Clark, J.L., Nuccio, J.B. (2020). Protactile Linguistics: Discussing recent research findings. Journal of American Sign Languages and Literatures. https://youtu.be/vfICNTq6ITY
Nushmia Khan. (October 31, 2016). A new language for the DeafBlind. http://qz.com/758851/deafblind-americans-developed-a-language-that-doesnt-involve-sight-or-sound/
Transcript for Khan's "A New Language for the DeafBlind" video: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bCoVxxM3TPY-b9Lsc4-KKmfHqpfVD_iHiIC7NaMcQQE/edit
Pro-tactile ASL: A new language for the DeafBlind by Quartz: https://youtu.be/9GrK3P15TYU
Transcript of captions and video descriptions with time stamps for Quartz's "A Language for the DeafBlind” (compiled by Clifton Langdon): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bCoVxxM3TPY-b9Lsc4-KKmfHqpfVD_iHiIC7NaMcQQE/edit
Tactile Mind Gives Presentation at White House (June 29, 2016): http://www.gallaudet.edu/news/tactile-mind-at-white-house.html
Yunashko, B. (2015). Deaf Interpreters: the weapon against vidism https://youtu.be/7l4l1MKI5j
Services:
Communication Services:
Three Monkeys Communications, LLC. Three Monkeys Communication LLC. https://www.jacorning.info/www.jacorning.info/
Three Monkeys Communications, LLC. Three Monkeys Communication LLC. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/threemonkeyscommication/about/?ref=page_internal
CoNavigator/Support Service Provider/Intervener:
DeafBlind (DB)/Support Service Provider (SSP) Curriculum: http://seattledbsc.org/dbssp-curriculum/
Florida CoNavigators: http://fcn.fldeafblind.org/
National Center on DeafBlind: https://www.nationaldb.org/national-initiatives/iqp/
Texas Co-Navigators: https://texascn.org/
Additional Resources:
Bryen Yunashko – How Interpreters can be more Inclusive of the DeafBlind Community. https://streetleverage.com/bryen-yunashko-how-interpreters-can-be-more-inclusive-of-the-deafblind-community/
Bryen M Yunashko discusses Pro-Tactile. https://www.philiprockcenter.org/bryen-m-yunashko-discusses-pro-tactile
Deaf News (January 2021). Viral TikTok Video: Helen Keller Did Not Exit. Interview with Keith Clark by the Daily Moth. https://www.dailymoth.com/blog/viral-tiktok-video-helen-keller-did-not-exist
John Lee Clark’s essays: www.johnleeclark.com
Melmira Episode 34 | Getting to Know Protactile ASL. https://youtu.be/jMpfK1wt7tQ
Melmira I Rafael Morales, DeafBlind Lation Artist. https://youtu.be/5o-si4uM2TM
Protactile Research Network: https://www.protactileresearch.org/
Protactile, the DeafBlind Way Vlogs & Transcripts: http://www.protactile.org/
Together All in Solidarity: https://www.facebook.com/TAS4All/
Wadman, K. The Ten Commandments of Deaf-Blind Culture. http://www.deafblind.com/tencomma.html
Do's and Don'ts When Interacting with a Person who is Blind. https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/blind/adjustment/dos-donts.htm
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