Halachot for the Deafblind

HalchotBy Bayla Sheva Brenner
November 21, 2012
Jewish Action Winter 2012

Can a deafblind individual and his SSP (or friend) engage in tactile signing if they are of different genders? May a wife engage in tactile signing with her deafblind husband when she is a niddah? Can a deafblind individual communicate through assistive technical devices on Shabbat? Can he use a cane or a guide dog on Shabbat where there is no eruv?

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Published On: 8 Kislev 5773 (8 Kislev 5773 (November 22, 2012))