DEAFBLINDNESS: GENERAL INFORMATION

Compiled by Sarah J. Blake
Last modified December 5, 2003

In the Dark About People Who Are Deaf-Blind?
This article discusses the range of abilities of people who are deaf-blind and other information which may be important for hearing and sighted people to know.

General Guidelines When Meeting a Deaf-Blind Person
If you are nervous about meeting and interacting with a person who is deaf-blind, here are some helpful tips.

Essay on Deaf-Blindness
Maurice Mines provides a bit of information about how people who are deaf-blind get around and how to offer and provide assistance.

Ten Commandments of Deafblindness
Here is some information about what to do and what not to do when you are with a person who is deafblind.

How Do Deaf-Blind People Cope?
The idea of deaf-blindness is frightening to many people. Here is an overview of coping strategies from Disability International.

Communicating with Deafblind People in the Hospital
Here are some tips for hospital staff for communicating with people who are deafblind.

Information About Deafblindness
This is a rather personal look at deaf-blindness from one person's perspective. He describes how he uses a computer and how he learned to create a Web site, and he also explains other aspects of living with both hearing and vision loss.

Dreams Can Be Realized
Patrick Cave describes how he works on cars in spite of hearing and vision loss.

Deafblindness Information and Resources

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