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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cassandra et al ATHENites,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Here are my two cents today:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If the student is proficient in Tactile Sign, I would say go with the TS Interpreter to allow access to the class.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If the student is not proficient in Tactile Sign, this is not the platform for them to learn sign language. Find them the contact info they need with whatever Federation for the Blind mobility & orientation office is in your area and get them hooked up with TS training & acquisition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>What are their reasons for learning ASL? To fulfill a language requirement? It would work if the student already knew TS. A minor adjustment in the communication would be implemented (instead of seeing and responding to the sign, the student would feel and respond to the sign and the TS interpreter signs the response). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Pepnet might be a really good resource for you to follow up with regarding TS Interpreters. They might have other suggestions regarding significant functional differences between TS and ASL that I may not have thought of.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hope my 2 cents was helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Blessings,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Wink<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cassandra L. Tex<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 18, 2014 1:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> ATHEN Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Interesting Question Regarding Requested Accommodation...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Had an interesting question this morning regarding a requested accommodation at a neighboring community college..<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Scenario:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Student who is blind (no usable vision) is enrolled in an American Sign Language course. The accommodation she is requesting is a tactile signer. There is an interpreter in the area that knows tactile signing (we are a rural area so our interpreting pool of qualified interpreters is limited). The instructor does not know tactile signing. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Questions:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>1.<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>The student will essentially be learning tactile signing and not ASL. This seems like a fundamental alteration of the coursework for the ASL course. Am I off base here?? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>2.<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>If the instructor does not know tactile signing, how will he/she be able to evaluate the student’s knowledge? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph>3.<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>Is there another way to accommodate an individual who is blind in this ASL course? I was thinking that an interpreter or other individual could sit next to the student and manipulate the student’s fingers/arm to show what the sign is. Not sure how disruptive this would be in the class though…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any suggestions or comments for accommodating this student in the ASL course would be appreciated!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cassandra Tex<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Humboldt State University<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>