[Sw-l] SignWriting support for Deaf-Blind?

Thu Nov 11 17:25:52 UTC 2021

SignWriting List
November 11, 2021

Hello Alex and SignWriting List!

Thank you for this message, Alex. Thank you for telling others about SignWriting. And thank you for pointing out to us, that you do not use sign language yourself. You are an amazing person and I admire all you are doing ;-)

SignWriting is a way to write sign language, so it is only useful for those who use sign language, or who are researching sign languages.

But we have already worked with, and continue to collaborate with, Deaf-Blind people, who have advised us, and who know and use sign language. In some cases, SignWriting is used, written in yellow, or orange, or white, on a black background, which helps some with sight impairments on computers. For example, Steve Slevinski, the developer of SignPuddle, worked with Andre Thibeault in Quebec, to make this possible. Thank you to you both!

SignWriting in Quebec for French-Canadian Sign Language (LSQ)
https://www.signbank.org/signpuddle/index1.html#sgn-CA-fr

So Alex -
I have followed this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjO3SydTvoM

 Thank you for sharing with us from beautiful Brazil!

Val ;-)

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> On Nov 11, 2021, at 8:00 AM, Alex Garcia <agapasm at AGAPASM.COM.BR> wrote:
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> Hello Valerie and SignWriting List!!!

Thank you so much for your welcoming words!

I appreciate all kinds of communication so, I believe it is very important that SignWriting could be much more known! 

I'll collaborate with this and share information about SignWriting!

Please, attention to the following issues:

I am a deafblind person. However, I do not use Sign language! No! My receptive communication is performed by "Palm writing" and my expressive communication happens through speaking.

I use some technology to communicate, too.

So far, I'm going on!

Please access the following video from The United Nations and in minute 1 you can see me and Denise. Please see what Denise is going to do on my palm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjO3SydTvoM

Well, I am 45 years old and in the following link you can read my profile and some thoughts.

This year, I have been developing simple work. I wrote a poem and I am trying to get this translated to the biggest number of languages possible. I am doing well. I got the support of 14 countries and 14 people who translated my poem.

My goal is to have the poem in many languages and then use it to show to the world that deafblind people live in many areas of the world.

We, deafblind people, are still invisible!

Best regards and we'll keep in touch!

Alex Garcia -- Profile clik here!

My poem clik here: Dreams of a Deafblind Person 

Please access the attachment: Poem - Versions!

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> Em 10/11/2021 15:16, Valerie Sutton escreveu:
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>> SignWriting List
>> November 10, 2021
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>> Hello SW List, and welcome Alex Garcia, as a new member of the SW List!
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>> Thank you, Alex, for contacting me through Facebook Messenger, and telling me about your work with Deaf-Blind issues. I am very impressed, of course, with all you are doing for the world. I am happy you accepted my invitation to join the SignWriting List, because we have several members of our List, who are either Deaf-Blind themselves, or who have experience with using SignWriting for Deaf-Blind communication.
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>> Just recently, there have been two Congresses, or presentations, related to SignWriting in Brazil, and in both there have been mentions of SignWriting possibly used in Deaf-Blind communication.
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>> In one presentation, Adam Frost presented SignWriting:
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>> Adam Frost SignWrfiting Presentation
>> CICLO ACADÊMICO EM LIBRAS- 19/10
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzZR7P7ASco
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>> ...and there was a question following his presentation, about the idea of raising the outline of each SignWriting symbol so that people can feel the symbol by following the 3-D outline with their fingertips. I thought both the question, and Adam's answer, were excellent and started me to think about this issue.
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>> The question on the video starts around 1:24:50, but the entire video is really excellent!
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>> As you can see by this attached screen capture, the sign is raised like 3-D.
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>> If there is anyone here on the SW List who has opinions, please feel free to post them - Discussions are so important. What do you think, Alex?
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>> Val ;-)
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>>> On Nov 10, 2021, at 4:54 AM, Alex Garcia <agapasm at AGAPASM.COM.BR> wrote:
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>>> Hi Val! Very Good!
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>>> Hugs! Alex - Brazil
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>>> On Nov 9, 2021, at 8:27 AM, Alex Garcia <agapasm at AGAPASM.COM.BR> wrote:
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>>> Hello SW List!
>>> 
>>> Hello Valerie and Honza!
>>> 
>>> Hello! My name is Alex Garcia - Deafblind Person and Person with Hydrocephalus and Rare Disease from Brazil.
>>> 
>>> Alex Garcia's profile clik here:
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>>> http://www.agapasm.com.br/Artigos/Alex%20-%20Perfil%20Ingles.pdf 
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>>> Alex Garcia's reflections clik here:
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>>> http://www.agapasm.com.br/english.asp 
>>> 
>>> I enjoy getting to know the World of Communication!
>>> I appreciate knowing actions and people around the world.
>>> I appreciate sharing good initiatives.
>>> I have an immense network of contacts in the world.
>>> I believe we should give SignWriter more visibility.
>>> 
>>> God Bless and We keep in touch!
>>> 
>>> Alex Garcia - Brazil
>>> 
>>> 
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