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Deafblindness, its regulatory treatment and care

Siglo Cero, 2017
It is clear that people with dual sensory disability: deafblindness, have special needs for integration. Now, determine what supports they need to live an independent life and to be socially integrated remains a challenge.
Mónica RUIZ GONZÁLEZ
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Differentiating characteristics of deafblindness and autism in people with congenital deafblindness and profound intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
AbstractBackground  In persons with deafblindness, it is hard to distinguish autism spectrum disorders from several deafblind specific behaviours caused by the dual sensory impairments, especially when these persons are also intellectually disabled. As a result, there is an over‐diagnosis of autism in persons who are deafblind leading to unsuitable ...
Hoevenaars-van den Boom, M.A.A., Antonissen, A.C.F.M., Knoors, H.E.T., Vervloed, M.P.J.   +3 more
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Co-Construction of Orientation in Time and Activities Between an Individual With Deafblindness and Support Persons

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Introduction: People with congenital deafblindness (CDB) face challenges orienting themselves in time and activities. The aim of the current study is to identify and analyze how an adult with CDB and his support persons co-construct comprehensibility and
Camilla Warnicke, Krister Schönström, Emil Holmer, Charlotta Plejert   +3 more
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Silver Dreams Fund Learning and Evaluation Contract: Final report June 2014 [PDF]

, 2014
This is a summary of the Final Report which presents the findings of the evaluation of the Big Lottery Fund's Silver Dreams Fund conducted by Ecorys.The Silver Dreams Fund was a £10 million programme which sought to address the gaps in provision by ...
Louise Scott, Martina Diep, Nicola Smith, Rachel Gardner, Sandra Frost   +4 more
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Dismantling barriers to research and clinical care for individuals with a vision impairment

Medical Journal of Australia, Volume 222, Issue 7, Page 324-326, April 2025.
Eden G Robertson, Kate Hetherington, Meredith Prain, Julia Hall, Leighton Boyd AM, Rosemary Boyd OAM, Emily Shepard, Hollie Feller, Sally Karandrews, Fleur O'Hare, Kanae Yamamoto, Matthew P Simunovic, Robyn V Jamieson, Alan Ma, Lauren Ayton AM, Anai Gonzalez‐Cordero   +15 more
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Nordic Study Plan Deafblindness

This Nordic study plan provides a framework for professionals working with individuals with deafblindness. Developed through a collaborative process involving experts from across the Nordic countries, the plan supports the planning and implementation of national educational programmes.
Malmgren, Sofi, Olander Nilsson, Maria, Estenberger, Monika, Kittelsen, Heidi, Rognaldsen Winciansen, Stine, Lahtinen, Riitta, Buelund Selling, Helle, Kastrup Pedersen, Bettina, Sævarsdóttir, Steinunn, Þórhallsdóttir, Lilja   +9 more
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EXAMINING QUALITY INDICATOR RATES FOR OLDER HOME CARE CLIENTS WITH DUAL SENSORY IMPAIRMENT (DSI) AND EXPLORING THE HETEROGENEITY WITHIN DSI. [PDF]

, 2016
Older adults with impairments in both hearing and vision, called dual sensory impairment (DSI), are at an increased risk of negative health outcomes such as impaired communication and difficulties with mobility.
Davidson, Jacob G S, Guthrie, Dawn M.
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Spectrum of PEX1 and PEX6 variants in Heimler syndrome

, 2016
Heimler syndrome (HS) consists of recessively inherited sensorineural hearing loss, amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) and nail abnormalities, with or without visual defects.
A Heimler, A McKenna, A Raas-Rothschild, Alan J Mighell, Alex V Levin, BM Gardner, BS Acharya, C Krause, C Pollak, Chris F Inglehearn, Claire E L Smith, D Tran, HR Waterham, HW Moser, I Ratbi, I Stelzig, James A Poulter, Jenina E Capasso, JM Powers, KR Ong, LH Lima, M Tischkowitz, MA DePristo, MA Maxwell, MA Maxwell, MS Ebberink, MS Ebberink, MS Zaki, N Preuss, O Krysko, P Grant, PI Bader, PL Faust, R Balmer, Reuven Sharony, Roger C Shore, Steven J Brookes, Susan Price, SY Cho, Tamar Ben-Yosef, William G Newman, WY Yik, Y Fujiki   +42 more
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A deep intronic CLRN1 (USH3A) founder mutation generates an aberrant exon and underlies severe Usher syndrome on the Arabian Peninsula

Scientific Reports, 2017
Deafblindness is mostly due to Usher syndrome caused by recessive mutations in the known genes. Mutation-negative patients therefore either have distinct diseases, mutations in yet unknown Usher genes or in extra-exonic parts of the known genes – to date
Arif O. Khan, Elvir Becirovic, Christian Betz, Christine Neuhaus, Janine Altmüller, Lisa Maria Riedmayr, Susanne Motameny, Gudrun Nürnberg, Peter Nürnberg, Hanno J. Bolz   +9 more
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Looking across digital divides: possible interventions in inclusive and accessible service design [PDF]

, 2014
Traversing the numerous studies of minority groups and the access to technology highlights the necessity of rethinking the popular notion of ‘digital divides’ by which particular communities are considered disadvantaged in their access to the Internet ...
Leung, LT
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