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Bill H Community Member

Innovative Volunteer Programs

I'm setting up one to teach sign language to the blind. How about your ideas?

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Reinier B Community Member

Unless I'm missing something, this must surely be one way communication. I mean, how will the "listener" know what the "speaker" is saying if he (the listener) can't see? 

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Kim F Community Member

I must be missing something too. How on earth are the blind/deaf supposed to communicate without signing? 

 

There are several tactile sign languages, including one closely related to ASL.

 

 

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Petra R Community Member

I think (?) Bill is trying to make a joke.

 

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Mary W Community Member

Actually, you can do it.  The signer has to spell every word into the hand of the blind person.  Think Helen Keller who was both deaf and blind.

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Avery O Community Manager

Wow, Mary! Thanks for sharing that. I never thought it could be done until you pointed it out and I was like "Of course!"

I remembered this video because of your comment, Mary. 🙂 


~ Avery
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Reinier B Community Member


@Mary W wrote:

Actually, you can do it.  The signer has to spell every word into the hand of the blind person.  Think Helen Keller who was both deaf and blind.


 I stand corrected..

Bill's avatar
Bill H Community Member

Yes, Bill was joking. I have a dry sense of humor; most people describe it as arid. No-hole salt shaker is good.

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Rene K Community Member


@Bill H wrote:

I'm setting up one to teach sign language to the blind. How about your ideas?


I'm into something for-profit oriented. I was thinking about selling holeless salt-shakers, for people who want to reduce their consumption of salt, I don't know.

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Richard W Community Member

We could alleviate suffering in drought-stricken regions, by delivering concentrated dehydrated water.