This area of
the website provides information relevant to deaf-blindness and
communicating with persons who are deaf-blind. We hope that this
material will make you more aware of the needs and challenges
of persons who are deaf-blind.
Challenges
facing a person who is deaf-blind - This article attempts
to convey some of the challenges and barriers facing persons
with the dual sensory impairment of both visual and hearing
loss.
Definitions
- Deaf-Blindness, Intervenor Services, Intervenor... we'll
be adding more as we go but here are a few to start on.
Sighted
Guide - this article produced by the Canadian National
Institute for the Blind explains how the sighted guide technique
provides the visually impaired person with a basic travel method
using the physical assistance of a sighted person.
The Canadian Helen Keller Centre,
Inc.
210 Empress Avenue
Toronto, ON
M2N 3T9
