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Deafblindness
Background
Deafblindness, sometimes known as dual sensory impairment or multi-sensory impairment, is a combination of sight (see entry Vision disorders in Childhood) and hearing difficulties (see entry Deafness). A very small number of people with deafblindness are totally blind and deaf, but most have some useful vision and/or hearing. It may not be clear at first how well a child will be able to see or hear, especially if they have other problems. Deafblind people will have difficulties with communication, mobility and access to information.
An individual may be born deafblind (called congenital deafblindness) or acquire deafblindness later in life, and the needs and problems of these two groups are different. People born deafblind will often have other difficulties to cope with. They may have physical disabilities, learning difficulties (see entry Learning Disability), experience delays in learning or have challenging behaviour.
