Comments on: COCO WHO? http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com Journey into the Deaf-Blind World Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:04:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Diane http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/coco-who/#comment-4141 Diane Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:04:09 +0000 http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/?page_id=78#comment-4141 Inspiring, coco you are so brave! Enjoy Fiji islands (Mana Island) Inspiring, coco you are so brave!
Enjoy Fiji islands (Mana Island)

]]> By: Luke Williams http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/coco-who/#comment-4009 Luke Williams Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:22:15 +0000 http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/?page_id=78#comment-4009 Hi Coco, My name is Luke Williams. I came across your blog because I was searching for anything that concerns the sense of touch. I'm a designer/researcher and have studied the world of touch for my dissertation at the Université de Montréal. I am now working with 2 architects and a musician. They created auditive walks for different art galleries in Montreal. They sought me out to include tactility in those walks. We now have 4 projects running and are always interested in any ideas that we can come across. One project we will be doing with the RAAM (http://www.raamm.org/). We want to create an auditory walk in the city with tactile regions. I have never met blind people and would like you, if possible, to guide me in what a blind, deaf-blind person would be interested in such a walk? In your latest blog (march 31), you wrote that you wanted to be able to tactile with your friend. What do you mean? Is this another type of language? Again many thanks. Ciao COCO! Luke Hi Coco,
My name is Luke Williams. I came across your blog because I was searching for anything that concerns the sense of touch. I’m a designer/researcher and have studied the world of touch for my dissertation at the Université de Montréal. I am now working with 2 architects and a musician. They created auditive walks for different art galleries in Montreal. They sought me out to include tactility in those walks. We now have 4 projects running and are always interested in any ideas that we can come across. One project we will be doing with the RAAM (http://www.raamm.org/). We want to create an auditory walk in the city with tactile regions. I have never met blind people and would like you, if possible, to guide me in what a blind, deaf-blind person would be interested in such a walk?
In your latest blog (march 31), you wrote that you wanted to be able to tactile with your friend. What do you mean? Is this another type of language?

Again many thanks.
Ciao COCO!

Luke

]]> By: Deaf-Blind Woman: “I’m Fed up with CNN!” « Replace Television http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/coco-who/#comment-4006 Deaf-Blind Woman: “I’m Fed up with CNN!” « Replace Television Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:43:38 +0000 http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/?page_id=78#comment-4006 [...] up with CNN!” Posted March 31, 2009 Filed under: Internet Television, Television | Coco writes: I have been silent til now. Call it apathy. I’m always advocating, sometimes I take a [...] [...] up with CNN!” Posted March 31, 2009 Filed under: Internet Television, Television | Coco writes: I have been silent til now. Call it apathy. I’m always advocating, sometimes I take a [...]

]]> By: Elizabeth Nirenberg http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/coco-who/#comment-3991 Elizabeth Nirenberg Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:33:40 +0000 http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/?page_id=78#comment-3991 Hello Coco, I came across your website to thanks to the good folks at google. I haven't had a chance to read a lot of your blog as of yet but just reading your run down of what you have done is amazing and exhausting! I am just a couple months younger than you, I have lived over seas but you have done some wonderful things with your life. I have RP and it gets worse everyday. They say about 20-30 years left before it's gone. I'm quite sure it will be sooner than that. I'm going to keep coming back to your blog as I have a feeling it will keep me inspired to get up in the morning and try to tackle something new. Hello Coco, I came across your website to thanks to the good folks at google. I haven’t had a chance to read a lot of your blog as of yet but just reading your run down of what you have done is amazing and exhausting! I am just a couple months younger than you, I have lived over seas but you have done some wonderful things with your life. I have RP and it gets worse everyday. They say about 20-30 years left before it’s gone. I’m quite sure it will be sooner than that. I’m going to keep coming back to your blog as I have a feeling it will keep me inspired to get up in the morning and try to tackle something new.

]]> By: James Jeffery http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/coco-who/#comment-3851 James Jeffery Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:47:09 +0000 http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/?page_id=78#comment-3851 Inspirational! You really are amazing. I love what you do. I am facing some scarey times with my sight at the moment. I havn't lost any but I have had symptoms that could be the beginning of something worse. At times I feel like grabbing a gun and shooting myself, but you really have shown me that there is still life! Even if my tests show I have no issues that could impact on my vision I am going to help the blind people however I can. God bless! You have an amazing gift, just keep on working. Inspirational!

You really are amazing. I love what you do. I am facing some scarey times with my sight at the moment. I havn’t lost any but I have had symptoms that could be the beginning of something worse. At times I feel like grabbing a gun and shooting myself, but you really have shown me that there is still life!

Even if my tests show I have no issues that could impact on my vision I am going to help the blind people however I can.

God bless! You have an amazing gift, just keep on working.

]]> By: terena http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/coco-who/#comment-3826 terena Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:21:23 +0000 http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/?page_id=78#comment-3826 Thank you so much for this excellent blog and for sharing your experiences with us. My daughter is Deaf-Blind and I am learning everything I can from people. Hearing your perspective helps me understand my daughter more and gives me ideas to help her grow and thrive. I started a blog to meet other parents and people with disabilities, and I'm adding your's to my blog roll. Thank you so much. Thank you so much for this excellent blog and for sharing your experiences with us. My daughter is Deaf-Blind and I am learning everything I can from people. Hearing your perspective helps me understand my daughter more and gives me ideas to help her grow and thrive. I started a blog to meet other parents and people with disabilities, and I’m adding your’s to my blog roll. Thank you so much.

]]> By: Debby http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/coco-who/#comment-3819 Debby Wed, 28 May 2008 01:20:44 +0000 http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/?page_id=78#comment-3819 Hey Coco, I'm enjoying reading your adventures. Your blogs brought me some memories of my time in Namibia. Please give me your email address, so I can write more to give you my support. Hang in there and enjoy your time there, Debby Hey Coco,

I’m enjoying reading your adventures. Your blogs brought me some memories of my time in Namibia.

Please give me your email address, so I can write more to give you my support.

Hang in there and enjoy your time there,
Debby

]]> By: Juliette http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/coco-who/#comment-3785 Juliette Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:22:48 +0000 http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/?page_id=78#comment-3785 Hello Coco! I just wanted to say that you are amazing and a true inspiration with everything you have accomplished! I am actually working on a research paper on Usher's Syndrome right now and was wondering if I could ask you a few questions. Please email me if you have any time. Take care! Hello Coco! I just wanted to say that you are amazing and a true inspiration with everything you have accomplished! I am actually working on a research paper on Usher’s Syndrome right now and was wondering if I could ask you a few questions. Please email me if you have any time. Take care!

]]> By: Margy Rydzynski http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/coco-who/#comment-3780 Margy Rydzynski Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:15:12 +0000 http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/?page_id=78#comment-3780 How do you do, Coco. I came across your blog while browsing the internet. I'm not blind or deaf, but I have a dear friend who is 70% deaf and almost completely blind due to retinitis pigmentosa. Actually, I wonder if it's really Usher's, rather than RP. I don't read sign language, so I'll depend on others to translate your vlogs. I do have to say I'm impressed with your blog and look forward to reading more of your adventures. By the way, I'm a writer and have a bunch of blogs myself! Anyway, nice to meet you! Margy How do you do, Coco. I came across your blog while browsing the internet. I’m not blind or deaf, but I have a dear friend who is 70% deaf and almost completely blind due to retinitis pigmentosa. Actually, I wonder if it’s really Usher’s, rather than RP. I don’t read sign language, so I’ll depend on others to translate your vlogs. I do have to say I’m impressed with your blog and look forward to reading more of your adventures.

By the way, I’m a writer and have a bunch of blogs myself!

Anyway, nice to meet you!

Margy

]]> By: Shana http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/coco-who/#comment-3779 Shana Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:58:05 +0000 http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/?page_id=78#comment-3779 Hi Coco, I just want to tell you that a friend passed the link about you because she knew that I work with Deafblind clients at the DBSM organization and thought she'd share with me. I read some of your blogs and all, it was awesome to read and I am gonna keep up with reading your blogs and such. It is just awesome and amazing to see how you are doing and what you are going through, experiencing life at different places and such. I truly am in awe of what you are doing these days as a DB person. Enjoy your journey at wherever you are and I will keep reading your blogs. It is soo interesting! :) P.S. I did read your xanga blogs in the past. I kept checking in to see if you have typed any blogs lately but nothing since November and I was wondering how you are doing til that friend passed the link to me and I am glad to find you again blogging but in a different website. :) Hi Coco,

I just want to tell you that a friend passed the link about you because she knew that I work with Deafblind clients at the DBSM organization and thought she’d share with me. I read some of your blogs and all, it was awesome to read and I am gonna keep up with reading your blogs and such. It is just awesome and amazing to see how you are doing and what you are going through, experiencing life at different places and such. I truly am in awe of what you are doing these days as a DB person. Enjoy your journey at wherever you are and I will keep reading your blogs. It is soo interesting! :)

P.S. I did read your xanga blogs in the past. I kept checking in to see if you have typed any blogs lately but nothing since November and I was wondering how you are doing til that friend passed the link to me and I am glad to find you again blogging but in a different website. :)

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