Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 1882, Helen Keller was struck deaf and blind at age 19 months by a febrile illness that she said her doctors ...

When I was around 13, my mum took me to our family GP for an appointment. The doctor diagnosed me with depression, after conducting a common questionnaire to determine if I met the criteria. It wouldn ...

Precise numbers on deafblindness are difficult to calculate. For that reason, figures tend to be all over the place. For the sake of writing an intro to this story, we’re going to cite this study from ...

Recognizing Deafblindness: a distinct disability requiring specialized support and inclusion Deafblindness is a combined vision and hearing impairment of such severity that it is hard for the impaired ...

A new study co-authored by MaryAnn Demchak, Ph.D. BCBA-D, professor of special education at the University of Nevada, Reno, and Brianna Grumstrup, Ph.D., assistant professor of special education at ...

There are many causes of dual sensory impairments from congenital (e.g., Usher syndrome) to acquired (e.g., brain injury, meningitis). Some causes of deaf-blindness are present at birth, while others ...

Because it involves the interaction of hearing and vision impairments, so-called "deafblindness" creates unique challenges that go beyond those of each condition alone. When both senses are impaired, ...

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PICTURED: Sense International Kenya’s programme team on a recent visit to mainstream schools to identify their COVID-19 prevention needs SENSE INTERNATIONAL, a global charity supporting people with ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The U.S. Department of Education has pulled funding for ...