DeafBlindprotactileProtactile American Sign Languagelanguage and embodimentdeictic integrationsign-creationStudying the communication systems that arise in spontaneously occurring cases of degraded linguistic input can help clarify human predispositions for language. Some deaf individuals born into hearing families...
d Deaf Women's Advocacy Services (ADWAS) group plans to raise $3.4 million in a capital campaign that will produce a large share of the permanent financing for 19 units of transitional housing for deaf and deaf-blind victims of domestic violence and sexual assault to be built in Seattle. ...
Our program is recognized nationally, and serves as a training center for teachers of deaf-blind students across the country. We are located in Helen Keller's home state, and offer one of the most comprehensive education and service networks for deaf, blind and deaf/blind people in the ...
In a year that’s ending with picket signs one of Seattle’s eminent entertainment venues (Benaroya Hall – Seattle Men’s Chorus), there’s a silver lining for Seattle’s deaf/hh theatre lovers. Thatdeaf-friendly gem is called Paramount Theatre, and it’s come a long way since its earl...
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Hanks EdwardsTerraThis dissertation examines the social and interactional foundations of a grammatical divergence between Tactile American Sign Language (TASL) and Visual American Sign Language (VASL) in the Seattle DeafBlind community. I argue that as a result of the pro-tactile movement, structures ...
Sign-creation in the Seattle DeafBlind community: A triumphant story about the regeneration of obviousnessdoi:10.1075/gest.16.2.06edwTerra EdwardsJohn Benjamins Publishing Company