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USHERS SYNDROME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Tactile American Sign Language
1, record 1, English, Tactile%20American%20Sign%20Language
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TASL 2, record 1, English, TASL
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Tactile ASL 1, record 1, English, Tactile%20ASL
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tactile ASL(TASL) is used throughout the United States by and with deaf-blind people, especially those with Usher's Syndrome, concentrations of which are found in Louisiana and Seattle. TASL uses ASL vocabulary and grammar, except(1) the deaf-blind person receives signs through touch by feeling signs in the palms, and(2) minor syntactic modifications to compensate for the deaf-blind person's lack of access to the signer's facial expressions. 1, record 1, English, - Tactile%20American%20Sign%20Language
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langue des signes tactile américaine
1, record 1, French, langue%20des%20signes%20tactile%20am%C3%A9ricaine
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hearing
- Visual Disorders
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Usher's syndrome
1, record 2, English, Usher%27s%20syndrome
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genetic disorder primarily characterized by deafness accompanied by Retinitis Pigmentosa, a disorder that causes progressive loss of vision. The age at which the disorder appears as well as severity of symptoms distinguishes the four types of Usher's Syndrome. 1, record 2, English, - Usher%27s%20syndrome
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ouïe
- Troubles de la vision
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- syndrome de Usher
1, record 2, French, syndrome%20de%20Usher
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En 1995, ils ont identifié un gène responsable d'une surdité syndromique : le syndrome de Usher, dans lequel surdité et rétinite pigmentaire conduisant à la cécité sont associées. 2, record 2, French, - syndrome%20de%20Usher
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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