Tactile communication, or touch, is an important form of communication for many animals. The various forms of tactile communication used by animals are often more effective in avoiding the confrontation of any human interaction. Tactile communication has many forms and meanings, and each species has its own methods of body contact to meet their needs. Tactile communication is one of the elements of non-verbal communication, where the main element is touch.
Tactile communication is the use of touch on safe areas of the body to convey information when speech alone is difficult to understand. Tactile signature is a tactile communication method used by some children with hearing and visual impairments. Tactile signature is a communication method used by the deaf and blind community who have a combination of hearing and vision loss.
Tactile signatures are a form of sign language communication that also includes touch. Protactile Sign Language was developed by two deaf-blind people. Like tactile sign language, protactile sign language emphasizes touch for communication purposes. Tactile Signing and Finger Writing Resources Tactile Signing (discussed in detail in the next section) uses sign language in conjunction with touch.
When two deaf-blind people communicate with each other using a tactile signature, they alternate with a hand signature. The deaf-blind child puts his hands on the hands of the petitioner in order to follow what is communicated through touch and movement. The tactile signature encourages communication partners to participate at the learner’s pace and consider the verbal language they use. Custom allows communication partners to take into account the physical limitations of each student so that they can fully participate in the interaction.
For example, the relationship between employers and employees in a company (if we’re talking about tactile communication) can be much different than the relationship between employees. When working with others and using touch to communicate, managers must understand each person’s tolerance for touch. Managers need to be aware of the effectiveness of using touch when communicating with subordinates, but they need to be careful how touch can be misinterpreted.
According to Borisov and Viktor, touch is a powerful non-verbal communication tool, and such different standards between superiors and subordinates can lead to confusion as to whether touch is motivated by dominance or intimacy. These touches convey a double message, as they always contain a play cue, whether verbal or non-verbal, that the behavior should not be taken seriously. These contacts convey positive emotions and occur mostly between people who are close.
In wild animals, greeting between familiar animals usually involves physical contact such as walking with body touching or head stroking. For example, both domestic cats and bobcats will use head rubbing and hand-to-body contact as a form of bonding between relatives or family members. Both pets, such as cats and dogs, as well as wild species including wolves, lynxes, and bobcats, will exhibit similar uses of tactile communication. Normal social culture for humans includes handshakes, hugs, or pats on the back as acceptable forms of tactile communication.
Tactile communication, therefore, refers to all the ways our skin affects and responds to and responds to other forms of physical contact with others and us, and conveys a message that has at least one meaning. Tactile behavior is one of the main forms of communication with others and participation in personal communication [1]. Tactile communication is a branch of non-verbal communication that refers to the way humans and animals communicate and interact through touch. I think one of the most important things parents know is that tactile communication is a form of many different types of communication…all the ways a child communicates like body language, facial expressions, natural gestures, any movement, sounds a child might make, The use of objects is all part of this child’s communication system.
For one of my projects, I decided to explore the use of tactile symbols to support the communication of visually impaired students. I have been very intrigued by the use of tactile symbols ever since Mr. Ebner, a clinical instructor at the University of Kentucky (and instructor in my current AT class), led a workshop for TVI in my region on literacy and building education communications.
I wanted to use tactile symbols with a visually impaired student. William was constantly encouraged by his class teacher to use tactile symbols when he wanted to communicate things for which those keywords could be used, such as when he wanted to snack, touched or picked up the “eat” symbol. The visually impaired student liked that he could actively communicate, not just pushing a button, but listening and exploring. The visually impaired student liked the sensory/tactile feedback of the tactile symbols, and we liked the feedback we got from his new communication.
The touched person, the decoder, was asked to determine the emotion conveyed by a series of response options. For example, people can convey various emotions such as anger or sadness through touch.
Haptic symbol communicators affect auditory and tactile sensations, and can use illuminated or high-contrast icons to assist the visually impaired. Our haptic communicator comes with square Velcro to secure your haptic badge. These communicators also feature carrying handles and adjustable shoulder straps that can be detached and reattached as needed.
Tactile communication is a vital communication support that provides additional sensory input along with verbal cues to promote comprehension. Since many insects have poor vision and sound perception, physical contact provides an important mode of communication.