Touch the future : a manifesto in essays /
Clark, John Lee, 1978-
Touch the future : a manifesto in essays / John Lee Clark. - First edition. - viii, 187 pages ; 22 cm.
By way of a dedication -- Knowing and being known : Against access ; Always be connected ; The view where I write ; Metatactile knowledge -- Forever and fluently fumbling : Distantism ; DeafBlind: a brief history of our name ; Co-navigation -- Of masks and blindfolds -- A different center of gravity : The texture of virtual touch ; Tactile art ; No stage ; My dream house -- How it feels to us : A fable ; Reading environments ; Throw out the table. Part one. Part two. Part three. Part four.
In a series of paradigm-shifting essays, Clark reports on seismic developments within the DeafBlind community and challenges the limitations of sighted and hearing norms. In "Against Access," he interrogates the prevailing advocacy for "accessibility" that re-creates a shadow of a hearing-sighted experience, and in "Tactile Art," he describes his relationship to visual art and breathtaking encounters with tactile sculpture. He offers a brief history of the term "DeafBlind," distills societal discrimination against DeafBlind people into "Distantism," sheds light on the riches of online community, and advocates for "Co-Navigation," a new way of exploring the world together without a traditional guide.--
9781324035367 1324035366
Clark, John Lee, 1978-
Deafblind people.
Deafblind people--Means of communication.
Essays.
Autobiographies.
Touch the future : a manifesto in essays / John Lee Clark. - First edition. - viii, 187 pages ; 22 cm.
By way of a dedication -- Knowing and being known : Against access ; Always be connected ; The view where I write ; Metatactile knowledge -- Forever and fluently fumbling : Distantism ; DeafBlind: a brief history of our name ; Co-navigation -- Of masks and blindfolds -- A different center of gravity : The texture of virtual touch ; Tactile art ; No stage ; My dream house -- How it feels to us : A fable ; Reading environments ; Throw out the table. Part one. Part two. Part three. Part four.
In a series of paradigm-shifting essays, Clark reports on seismic developments within the DeafBlind community and challenges the limitations of sighted and hearing norms. In "Against Access," he interrogates the prevailing advocacy for "accessibility" that re-creates a shadow of a hearing-sighted experience, and in "Tactile Art," he describes his relationship to visual art and breathtaking encounters with tactile sculpture. He offers a brief history of the term "DeafBlind," distills societal discrimination against DeafBlind people into "Distantism," sheds light on the riches of online community, and advocates for "Co-Navigation," a new way of exploring the world together without a traditional guide.--
9781324035367 1324035366
Clark, John Lee, 1978-
Deafblind people.
Deafblind people--Means of communication.
Essays.
Autobiographies.