Specialized Communication Modalities and Linguistic Diversity Flashcards
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What is tactile ASL, and for whom is it primarily used?
Answer: A form of ASL where the receiver places their hand(s) on the signer's hand to perceive signs through touch, primarily used by DeafBlind individuals
Tactile ASL allows DeafBlind individuals to receive signed communication through touch by placing their hand(s) on the signer's hand, preserving much of ASL's grammatical structure.
What is ProTactile (PT), and how does it differ from tactile ASL?
Answer: ProTactile is an evolving DeafBlind-centered language community and communication system that extends beyond tactile ASL by incorporating back-channeling and environmental feedback through touch
ProTactile is a DeafBlind-led movement and emerging language system that goes beyond tactile ASL by using the receiver's body to convey environmental information, back-channel signals, and spatial referencing.
What is 'tracking' in the context of DeafBlind interpreting?
Answer: A method where the DeafBlind consumer lightly holds the interpreter's wrist or forearm to follow the movement and location of signs
Tracking allows a DeafBlind consumer with some residual vision to follow the interpreter's signs by maintaining light physical contact with the interpreter's wrist or forearm as signs are produced.
What is the role of a Support Service Provider (SSP) in relation to a CDI working with a DeafBlind consumer?
Answer: The SSP provides sighted guide assistance and environmental/visual information while the CDI facilitates communication between the DeafBlind consumer and other parties
SSPs provide mobility and environmental access (sighted guide, describing surroundings) while the CDI handles language/communication interpretation, and both work together to support the DeafBlind consumer.
When interpreting for a DeafBlind consumer using tactile methods, where should the CDI ideally position themselves?
Answer: Directly in front of the consumer, close enough for comfortable hand-over-hand contact without the consumer overextending
For tactile communication, the CDI positions themselves directly in front of the consumer at a distance that allows comfortable, relaxed contact with minimal physical strain for both parties.
Signed Exact English (SEE) is best described as which of the following?
Answer: A manually coded system that attempts to represent English morpheme-by-morpheme using invented and borrowed signs
SEE is a manually coded English (MCE) system—not a natural language—that uses signs (some borrowed from ASL, some invented) to represent English words and grammatical morphemes in English word order.
A CDI is assigned to work with a late-deafened adult who communicates primarily through speech and lip-reading with little sign language proficiency. What is the most appropriate first step?
Answer: Assess the consumer's preferred communication mode and adapt strategies accordingly, which may include writing, speech-reading support, or minimal sign
CDIs must first assess how the individual communicates most effectively and then adapt their strategies to the consumer's actual needs rather than assuming ASL is the preferred modality.
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