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Two-Hand manual is a tactile fingerspelling
system of communication. The receiver or "listener"
holds out the open palm of their hand, and the "speaker"
spells out the words that are being spoken by touching
various points of the listeners hand to represent letters
of the alphabet.
Each letter of each word is spelled. This
is a tactual communication method that is also adapted
for some visual use.
It is used by many Deaf-Blind adults in
Canada as their preferred primary mode of communication.
It also requires literacy.
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Intervenor
and consumer
using 2-Hand Manual
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with Deaf-Blind Persons |
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Although
the total number of Deaf-Blind people is small, the number
of different communication systems used by them is surprisingly
large.
This is naturally related to the many
different types and degrees of deaf-blindness and the circumstances
and timing of their onset.
Nine different categories of Deaf-Blindness
have been identified by looking at the presence (or absence)
of either sensory impairment (sight or hearing) at birth.
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Categories of Deaf-Blindness |
| Born
deaf |
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Blind
from birth |
| Visually
impaired with some useful vision in childhood |
Vision
normal (or nearly normal) as a child; later visual
impairment
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| Born
hard-of-hearing |
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Blind
from birth |
| Visually
impaired with useful vision as a child |
Normal
vision as a child, impaired later
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| Born
with normal hearing |
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Blind
from birth |
| Visually
impaired with useful vision as a child |
| Normal
sight and hearing as a child, both impairments later |
Each
of these combinations has a different effect on language
and cognitive development.
Depending on the nature of the visual
impairment, American Sign Language modified to use smaller
than normal signs at greater than normal distance is used
in order to place the signs within the limited field of
the deaf-blind person.
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The letter
"0"
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Learn 2-Hand Manual Online |
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Rotary Cheshire Homes (RCH) and The
Canadian Helen Keller Centre (CHKC) developed the Learn
2-Hand Manual Online pages in order to provide an accessible,
clear and easy to learn resource for families, friends
and professionals who have interaction with persons who
are deaf-blind.
The alphabet can be learned in under
an hour. Please take a few moments to check it out.
The next time you see a deaf-blind person,
try to communicate with them.
From all of the tenants, staff, board
members, volunteers and friends of RCH...
Return to Resources Page
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LEARN
2-HAND MANUAL
Standard Format
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Cheshire Homes Inc.
101-422 Willowdale Avenue
North York, Ontario
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