Tadoma
Proper noun
Meaning
Tadoma
A tactile method of communication used by deafblind people, based on feeling movement and vibration around the jawline.
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However, a small number of deafblind people successfully use Tadoma in everyday communication.
Tadoma is a method of communication used by deafblind individuals, http://www.sfsu.edu/~cadbs/Eng005t.html in which the deafblind person places their thumb on the speaker's lips and their fingers along the jawline.
In addition, the Tadoma method can provide the deaf-blind person with a closer connection with speech than they might otherwise have had.