Workshop on Protactile Communication: DeafBlind Culture


DATE
Tuesday November 1, 2022
TIME
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
COST
Free
Location
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Room 302
1961 E Mall

Ryan Ollis with UBC Extended Learning gives a workshop on DeafBlind culture.

Have you ever wondered how to interact with DeafBlind person? Are you hesitant about how to approach a DeafBlind person? In this workshop, you will learn about how DeafBlind people communicate, how to approach them and how a DeafBlind person navigates in the community. A brief introduction will also be given on Pro-Tactile.

Schedule:
1. Kahoot Game: to see what attendees know related to the DeafBlind field
2. Define “DeafBlind”
3. How to approach communication
5. Pro-tactile
6. How DeafBlind people navigate in the community.
7. Intervenor
8. Question and answer