Christine Telford from the Helen Keller National Center spoke about the origins of haptics, a form of non-verbal communication that uses touch to convey information. This method is primarily used by individuals who are deafblind. Christine demonstrated how structured tactile signals, or touch cues, are applied to different parts of the body to communicate emotions, responses, directions, or environmental information. She also shared two helpful resources: the Haptics: Pocket Edition app for iPhone and the book Haptics Communication: Helen Keller National Center American Edition, available on Amazon.

Lunch was homemade chili with cornbread muffins made by chef Chris.