01682cam a2200301 i 4500 1491670547 TxAuBib 20240807120000.0 230810s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781324035367 hbk. 1324035366 hbk. (OCoLC)1401258817 TxAuBib rda Clark, John Lee, 1978-, author. Touch the future : a manifesto in essays / John Lee Clark. First edition. New York, NY : W.W. Norton and Company, [2023] viii, 187 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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.-- Amazon.com. 20240807. Clark, John Lee, 1978- Deafblind people. Deafblind people. Means of communication. TXKIP