title: [The art of communication in the fingertips. The blind person].
abstract: The study analyses the communication process and its peculiarities related to a non verbal communication with blind people. The perceptive answers of the blind people were observed on an Exposition of Plastic Arts for Blind people. The purpose of using this communication language was to contribute to create education methods to these clientele. The methodology included observation, photographic record, video and personal comments. We conclude that the plastic arts are accessible to the blind by touch and give contributions to create materials about health education using the touch. It helps the apprehension of the whole prevailing the figurative related to the aural perception.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Freitag Pagliuca
mesh_terms: D001155:Art Therapy; D001766:Blindness / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D014110:Touch