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Download full textMiles, Barbara – National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind, 2008
It may seem that deaf-blindness refers to a total inability to see or hear. However, in reality deaf-blindness is a condition in which the combination of hearing and visual losses in children cause "such severe communication and other develop mental and educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Blindness, Deafness, Deaf Blind
Miles, Barbara – DB-LINK, 1995
This overview provides basic information on the causes of deaf-blindness and the particular challenges faced by individuals with deaf-blindness. Causes of deaf-blindness include various syndromes, multiple congenital anomalies, prematurity, congenital prenatal dysfunction, and various postnatal causes. Differences between people deaf-blind from…
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Caregiver Role, Communication Skills, Congenital Impairments
Miles, Barbara – 1995
This overview provides basic information on the causes of deaf-blindness and the particular challenges faced by individuals who are deaf-blind. Causes of deaf-blindness include various syndromes, multiple congenital anomalies, prematurity, congenital prenatal dysfunction, and various postnatal causes. Differences between people deaf-blind from…
Descriptors: Adults, Adventitious Impairments, Caregiver Role, Children
Miles, Barbara – 1998
This overview provides basic information on the causes of deaf-blindness and the particular challenges faced by individuals who are deaf-blind. Causes of deaf-blindness include various syndromes, multiple congenital anomalies, prematurity, congenital prenatal dysfunction, and various postnatal causes. Differences between people deaf-blind from…
Descriptors: Adults, Adventitious Impairments, Caregiver Role, Children
