Ten Commandments of Deafblind Culture

I remember reading this a while back & wanted to share with y'all again.

Ten Commandments of Deafblind Culture

1. Thou shalt put no other Culture above Deafblind Culture.

2. Thou shalt not lose hand contact when communicating with a Deafblind person.

3. Thou shalt communicate Tactile Sign Languages at all times.

4. Thou shalt not be the Deafblind person's Tactile Sign Language Instructor...

5. Thou shalt not be the Deafblind person's English grammar teacher.

6. Thou shalt not be the Deafblind person's Speech Therapist.

7. Thou shalt not be the Deafblind person's comedian telling non-deafblind jokes and puns.

8. Thou shalt not be the Deafblind person's shadow.

9. Thou verily shalt view Deafblind people as unique and not antique couch potatoes...

10. Verily, verily, thou shalt believe that Deafblind human organisms can do all things except see and hear, except through an Intervenor/SSP.

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