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Dual sensory impairment: causes and diagnosis
British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 2010The two senses of sight and hearing provide the majority of information that people gain from their environment but problems can arise at birth or during childhood and adult life. There are many causes of impairments of sight and vision that result in deafblindness, also called dual sensory loss.
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Dual sensory impairment: rehabilitation and beyond
British Journal of Visual Impairment, 1992There has been much discussion in the last few years about the needs of people who have some degree of both a hearing and a visual impairment. This article outlines in brief the work of the Leeds Incorporated Institution for Blind and Deaf People and its attempt during the last twelve years to meet such needs and to grapple with some practical methods
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Association of Dual Sensory Impairment with Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 2022<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> The prevalence of hearing and visual impairment (HI and VI) and dual sensory impairment (DSI), which is a combination of both, is increasing as the population ages. These sensory impairments are expected to increase the cognitive load of information processing from hearing and vision and impair ...
Kouki Tomida +8 more
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A Smart Sticksor for Dual Sensory Impaired
2019In day to day life, the community is majorly built around people without sensory impairment. This makes it difficult for physically challenged people to communicate and commute normally. The sign language used by the people who are sensory impaired at the same time cannot be under stood by normal people.
L. Mary Angelin Priya, D. Shyam
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What’s in a name: Dual sensory impairment or deafblindness?
British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2013Communications about deafblindness within the clinical and research literature are littered with several terms that have not yet been well established or defined, such as deafblindness, dual sensory loss, or combined vision and hearing impairment. Depending on the context (e.g.
Walter Wittich +4 more
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Dual Sensory Impairment and Ways to Enhance Therapy Services
Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, 2022Dual sensory impairment is a concomitant change to hearing and vision and is increasingly common due to the aging population. Although seemingly separate, these sensory systems enhance each other and when both are impaired, patients experience increased comorbidities and disability as compared with individuals with a single sensory impairment ...
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Perspectives of Parents Whose Children Have Dual Sensory Impairments
Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1991Although educators and other professionals acknowledge the importance of involving parents in their childrens' education, few researchers have investigated parental perceptions of educational and related services. This qualitative study identified four major themes during interviews with 28 families whose children have dual sensory impairments.
Michael F. Giangreco +4 more
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The Education of Dual Sensory Impaired Children
2018This book is about ability, not disability. All children have rights under the 1988 Education Reform Act to a balanced curriculum appropriate to their needs. The book shows some of the ways in which children can demonstrate and develop their individual abilities.
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Multi-Sensory Rooms and Dual Sensory Impairment: Use and Design
2018The multi-sensoiy room must feel like a relatively new concept to many people in education. Rooms can be used for a host of activities such as relaxation, stimulation, communication, interaction and many other functions, and as such are a potentially valuable resource for a dual sensory impaired child for whom these opportunities do not necessarily ...
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A Coactive Sign System For Children Who Are Dual-Sensory Impaired
American Annals of the Deaf, 1991The SKI*HI Institute developed a system of coactive signing to help alleviate communication and instructional barriers for children who are dual-sensory impaired (deaf and blind). The system also can be used to help children who are severely multihandicapped learn how to communicate.
S, Watkins, T C, Clark
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