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Genetics of Deafblindness

Abstract The human genome contains 20,000 genes and over 2 billion bases of DNA, yet only 1% of this DNA encodes the proteins necessary for normal function of cells and tissues. Many different syndromic and nonsyndromic forms of deafblindness have been identified.
Audrey L. Widner, Donna M. Martin
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The unique challenges of deafblindness

Optician, 2020
Dr Manbir Nagra explains deafblindness, learns from people with the condition and describes what eye care practitioners need to know about the help that is available, something of particular significance in these challenging times
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The State of Research on Communication and Literacy in Deafblindness

American Annals of the Deaf, 2016
In a synthesis of the research, the authors present findings from communication and literacy studies conducted with children and youth with deafblindness, ages 0-22 years, and published in peer-reviewed journals, 1990-2015. Findings are organized within the structure of the four aspects of communication: form, function, content, context.
Susan M, Bruce, Catherine, Nelson, Angel, Perez, Brent, Stutzman, Brooke A, Barnhill   +4 more
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INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND DEAFBLINDNESS

Revista Gênero e Interdisciplinaridade
This work is part of the research line on Special Education with an emphasis on intellectual disability. It aims to develop an intervention proposal and analyze the methodologies and strategies of the instructor and specialist teacher, so they are capable of teaching deafblind students with intellectual disabilities. The focus is on literacy in written
Andrea Fernanda de Oliveira, Débora Matos Alauk, Erica Rodrigues dos Santos   +2 more
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Supporting Students with Deafblindness

2020
Deafblindness is a dual sensory loss that has tremendous impact on the learning and development of a child. Not too many people have come across individuals with Deafblindness, including school leaders and teachers. Many individuals with such dual sensory loss usually have residual vision or hearing and are able to attend regular schools.
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Interpreting Behaviour and Emotions for People with Deafblindness

2018
This case study investigates interpreting emotions and behaviour for the deafblind. Here we give examples on the different methods used for enhancing emotions based on sign language, speech-to-text and other types of interpreting. The group in question consists of individuals with a hearing impairment (the deaf and hard-of-hearing groups), individuals ...
Riitta Lahtinen, Stina Ojala
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Early Identification of Infants and Toddlers With Deafblindness

American Annals of the Deaf, 2016
Data from the 2014 National Center on Deaf-Blindness Count show that fewer than 100 infants and toddlers are currently identified with deaf-blindness across the United States and that identification rates for this population vary greatly from state to state.
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Programs for DeafBlind Children and Adults

American Annals of the Deaf, 2022
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A Deafblind Critical Phenomenology

The Journal of Philosophy of Disability
Helen Keller’s 1908 book The World I Live In has not received the recognition it deserves as a work of critical phenomenology. In it, Keller responds to her critics regarding her use of sense-language, reimagines the body as culturally constituted and intersubjective, and posits a theory of metaphor that relies on the inner senses or the correspondence
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Deafblindness and Physical Activity

Abstract Children who are deafblind are born with unique challenges. Although they may have the same potential for physical activity, sports, and recreation as their peers of the same age, the lack of support and understanding of their needs by caregivers and teachers often holds them back.
Lauren Lieberman, Pamela Beach
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