DeafBlind people are rarely totally deaf and totally blind. Each individual's degree of hearing and vision loss is unique.

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Does DeafBlind mean completely blind and completely deaf?
- Definitions of Deafblindness
- Terminology
What is it like to be DeafBlind?
- Diversity
- Challenges
What can DeafBlind people do?
- Self-Determination
- Supports:
  - Disability Rights Laws
  - Support Personnel and Service Dogs
  - Assistive Technology and Independent Living Aids
  - Consumer Advocacy Groups
How do DeafBlind people communicate?
- Variety of Methods
  - Choosing Methods
  - Child Language Development
  - Communicating with a DeafBlind Person
- Alternate Formats
How do DeafBlind people get around?
- Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Training
  - Guide Dogs
  - Sighted Guide
  - Transportation
What causes deafblindness?
- Genetic Syndromes
- Complications of Birth
- Illness
- Accident
- Aging
How many people are deafblind?
- Statistics
- DeafBlind Census
Why do you keep capitalizing "DeafBlind" like that?
- DeafBlind Cultural Identity
- Medical View of Sensory Loss
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