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Here is another great resource for teachers. It is from a college system in Canada. However, the guidance and advice it gives can apply to all types of classrooms from kindergarten to college.

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Teaching Students with Deaf-Blindness - Accessible Campus

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There are many teaching strategies you can use to ensure effective and productive learning environments and experiences for all students, including those with disabilities. Accessible Education[i] is the process of designing courses and developing a teaching style to meet the needs of people who have a variety of backgrounds, abilities and learning styles. Just as […]

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The National Family Association for Deaf-Blindness is a great organization for families of people with Deaf-Blindness. they provide all sorts of resources for the families and they host webinars as well for families of people with Deaf-Blindness.

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DONIA SHIRLEY

live in Miami, Florida and I am the Mom to two beautiful boys. My youngest son was born with DeafBlindness and CHARGE Syndrome. I have joined the NFADB board to give back to this amazing community that has empowered me to become a passionate advocate for not only my son but the DeafBlind Community as a whole. In addition to being a part of the NFADB Board I am the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation Co-State Liaison for the State of Florida and a F2FC Family Call Facilitator. I am also a founding member of the family run organization, Family Partners for the DeafBlind of Florida and the Virgin Islands, we are a NFADB Affiliate that provides support to families who have a child or loved one with DeafBlindness.

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National Family Association for DeafBlind - Welcome

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DONIA SHIRLEY live in Miami, Florida and I am the Mom to two beautiful boys. My youngest son was born with DeafBlindness and CHARGE Syndrome. I have joined the NFADB board to give back to this amazing community that has empowered me to become a passionate advocate for not only my son but the DeafBlind Community as a whole.

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The most common accommodations and adaptations for people with Deaf-Blindness in everyday social scenarios are talking machines, brail machines, other assistive technology, service dogs, walking canes, glasses, and hearing aids. They might also communicate via American Sign Language (ASL).

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This is a great resource from the National Center on Deaf-Blindness. It gives you a few tips on modifying the environment of your classroom to better educate students with Deaf-Blindness.

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Modifications to the Learning Environment

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The individual who has vision and hearing loss can still build and enjoy a sturdy foundation for learning, and learn to master his powerful uniqueness. The results, however, will depend on an environ­ment that invites and supports learning.(Greeley & Anthony, 1995, p. 185)

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This YouTube video is very inspirational and shows that deaf-blind people can be anything they dream of when they grow up.

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Meet the Deaf-Blind Lawyer Fighting For People With Disabilities

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The most common accommodations and adaptations for people with Deaf-Blindness in the classroom are brail machines, assistive technology, hearing aids or assistive listening devices, and glasses. You can allow students to record lectures so they can reference them at a later point. Also, you should provide ample time for tests and assignments as well as to adapt and visual pictures or graphs for students with Deaf-Blindness.

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Students who have Deaf-Blindness get their education in many different styles. However, they are typically in one of 3 settings which include general regular education classrooms, special education classrooms with kids who have different disabilities, or a school designed just for the blind/deaf.

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Deaf-Blindness is typically diagnosed via a hearing and vision test. Deaf-Blindness can sometimes be diagnosed during the newborn screening process. However, it is typically diagnosed when the child is a little bit older.

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The most common characteristic is anyone who has more advanced or serious visual and hearing impairments.
However, they can still sometimes hear some familiar things or see some familiar things.
Also, they are sometimes verbal and can form sentences or conversations with someone else.

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What Abbreviation or Acronym is there for Deaf-Blindness

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What Abbreviation or Acronym is there for Deaf-Blindness

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The most common abbreviation is Deaf/Blind and the most common acronym is D/B.

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Deaf-Blindness means concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for children with deafness or children with blindness. (IDEA '04, U.S. Department of Education)