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why did i choose this?
- My cousin has Deaf- Blindness so i wanted to learn more about it.

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Deaf-blindness is a low incidence disability where a child struggles with vision and hearing lost.

Majority of children who struggle with deaf-blindness also have additional physical, or cognitive problems.

Most children do not have total lost of hearing or vision, the child still might be able to hear or see some.

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Dual sensory loss or combined vision are other names for deaf-blind

Congenital deafblindness-  when the child is born being deafblind

Acquired deafblindness- when the deafblindness comes later in the persons life.

Usher Syndrome- half the individual that are deafblind have this.

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This video shows the diversity of deafblind children. 

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This video shows the diversity of deafblind children. 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pFf9-id3V4

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Causes

Prematurity

Childhood complications- infections, fevers.

Congenital syndromes

meningitis

brain injury

inherited conditions.

Signs and Symptoms

Child does not stop moving or respond to speech.

Is not affected from sleep to loud noises.

at 4-7 months they child does not turn to see where the noise is coming from.

There is lack of babbling, grunting.

The child does not response to familiar sounds.

9-12 months the child does not begin to talk or make sounds.

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Strengths

Smart

They know braille

strong community

Usually other senses are heightened

plenty of evidence that people with deaf-blindness happy and productive lives.

Weakness

Communication/language development

Cognitive development.

Emotional/social development

Body image and self-concept

Areas of Need

Children with deaf-blindness have a hard time understanding something until they experience it for themselves, because they can not learn by reading or looking at a books, so involving your child in activities is essential.

Help get around in new places that are unfamiliar to the child.

Prevalence of Deaf-Blindess

for children under the age of 22 there are 10,000 people with deaf-blindess

and for adults there are 40,000

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Organize the classroom in a way that is easy for the student to move around.

Accommodate activities into the instruction so the child might be able to comprehend it better.

Allowing the student to leave early for switching of classes.

Having the appropriate technology the child will need.

Being aware of the students hearing and vision ability.

The child might have slow response times so it is important to give them extra time.

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Special Educator

General Educator

Speech Therapist

- Students with deaf-blindness can be in the inclusive classroom, but depending the severeness of the deaf- blindness they might have to be placed in a special education class.

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Deafness

audiological evaluation

evaluation of speech and language performance

evaluation of school history and levels of learning or educational

performance related to Deafness/Hearing Impairment

observation of the child’s auditory functioning and classroom

performance

hearing test

Vision

eye exam and evaluation that includes documentation of eye condition with best possible correction and etiology, diagnosis, and prognosis

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Braille translation software- makes braille from the computer and prints it out.

Screen reader- reads the computer screen out loud.

Screen enlarger software-  makes the computer screen text larger

Braille notetakers: lightweight electronic note-taking device that can be connected to a printer or a Braille to produce a printed copy

Optical character reader: converts printed text into files that can be translated into audible speech or Braille

Electronic braillewriter: produces Braille, translates Braille into text or synthetic speech

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For the Parents
Perkins Scout
http://www.perkinselearning.org/scout/resources-families-children-who-are-deafblind
Center for Parents and Resources
http://www.parentcenterhub.org/deafblindness/
For the Child
https://hearingfirst.org/learning-growing-lsl?c1=GAW_SE_NW&source=USA_HL_G&kw=hearing_impairment_in_children&utm_term=hearing_impairment_in_children&utm_campaign=Search__-__Grants__-__USA__-__Hearing_Loss&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=paid_search&utm_content=text&cr5=209765502937&cr7=c&gclid=Cj0KCQiAjO_QBRC4ARIsAD2FsXOeVVnPvoKywbrAUsvS63cQm1MOtCOpIsC-TZEeehG8ivXQKTfFu18aAsiBEALw_wcB
For the Teacher
See/ Hear
http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/archive/strategies.html

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http://www.projectidealonline.org/v/deaf-blindness/
https://nationaldb.org/library/list/3
https://www.specialeducationguide.com/disability-profiles/deaf-blindness/
https://www.sense.org.uk/get-support/information-and-advice/conditions/deafblindness/
https://nationaldb.org/library/page/1934