JLC: Oh yes, sure. There is quite a distinction. ASL, or any visual-gestural language, all over the world there are distinct sign languages, and all of those sign languages are used by deaf ...

DeafBlind people are creating a new language called Protactile, based solely on touch. Join author and disability rights advocate Rebecca Alexander as she meets the founders and educators of ...

But in the last 15 years, a new language was born right here in the Pacific Northwest. It’s called Protactile, and it was created by a group of DeafBlind people who prioritize touch. One of the people ...

DeafBlind people are creating a new language called Protactile, based solely on touch. Join author and disability rights advocate Rebecca Alexander as she meets the founders and educators of ...

Thanks to Rhonda Voight-Campbell for sharing this radio interview that Dave Miller from Oregon Public Broadcasting conducted with Jelica Nuccio about Protactile language. A short video captures clips ...

John Lee Clark, a PhD student in Concordia’s Humanities Interdisciplinary program, is the recipient of the 2024 Miriam Aaron Roland Graduate Fellowship. A renowned DeafBlind poet and researcher, Clark ...

Protactile is a new language that was created 15 years ago. It allows DeafBlind people to communicate directly, without having to rely on interpreters.

Protactile is an emergent language used by deafblind people. Unlike American Sign Language, protactile is not visual and is practiced on the bodies of those in conversation. In GSWS 321 “Making ...