Deafblindness
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DEAFBLINDNESS
Hearing the word deafblindness makes people think about someone who cannot hear or see at all. Indeed such cases exist, but they are rare. Most people with deafblindness have a combination of visual and hearing impairments, with different degrees of manifestation. Deafblindness is a multisensory impairment, most times associated with other types of deficiencies. Deafblindness causes major difficulties in communication, access to information, orientation and mobility.
TYPES
Deafblindness can be congenital (from birth) or acquired (due to trauma, accidents or due to advanced age), the problem being equally complex.
CAUSES
Studies conducted in the world have shown the existence of over 70 organic factors (diseases, syndromes, etc.), plus external factors (accidents, trauma) causing deafblindness.
COMMUNICATION
There are a wide variety of methods of communication for people with deafblindness, different depending on the type of deafblindness, but total communication is the essential element.