A Lesson in Haptics
/On September 28 & 29 RGC Access, Vancro. and Zia DeafBlind Club of NM hosted Rene and Joan Pellerin to give an introduction on the topic of Haptics.
With last year’s opening of PAH! Highland Plaza apartment complex, we have seen more and more DeafBlind individuals choose to make Albuquerque their new home. This growth has highlighted the larger need for area service providers to broaden their skill sets in the way of ProTactile and Haptics. Whereas ProTac is a robust language of DeafBlind users, Haptics is a simpler standardized system designed to convey visual, social, and environmental information through touch signals on the Deaf consumer’s body.
In this two day series interpreters, SSPs, and other service providers were first taught the foundational components of Haptics and how to employ them. On day two these folks were accompanied by members of our DeafBlind community to work on applying this knowledge in real time!
Rene and Joan crafted the two days with such rich, tangible knowledge that left a lasting buzz in all who attended. Hats off to our community of co-conspirators working to provide equitable access to our DeafBlind population!
