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  • Co-creating Protactile Space at PTerry’s

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    We had fun experimenting with our first PTerry’s event! Many questions and curious inquiries were arisen, and probably some puzzled looks. What I love about our PT speaking community…

  • To be silent, not to be silent…

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    Hayley here with a deeply sensitive post that I wrote somewhere else. I wanted to address this here too, because as parents to our DeafBlind kids, we have a…

  • Contact Space

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    The first principle and most significant principle in Protactile- establishing and creating safe contact spaces. In this context, we do not sign in a visual body frame. It is…

  • Co – Presence… Our Way!

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    This is one of my most favorite topics to explore! We inhabit a world that is visually and auditorily oriented. In this world, for most, co-presence is already innate,…

  • Parents’ Reality

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    Often, parents are at a loss when their newborn happens to be DeafBlind (DB). When the baby does not pass the standard hearing test, parents are typically bombarded by…

  • Community Nudger

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    This is the English version of my Protactile name, thanks to John Lee Clark! The best part? You have to touch me for the PT name. In our community,…

  • Naming this Blog

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    Why did I call this The Dark Side? I often joke those curious – thirsty – PT seekers that they are welcome to join our dark side…. Dark side…