The discussion on what consistutes as Deaf-Blind can lead to a lengthy discussion but here it is in a nutshell. To be Deaf-Blind, it is an unaccurate picture of someone who is completely deaf and blind, but rather, a description of someone who has some form of Deafness and some form of Blindness. To many Deaf-Blind, they call themselves that because they are embedded in a community and adopt the culture that comes with. It can also be a term in which the general population can define someone who can’t hear nor see. Yadda yadda.
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May 17, 2007 at 1:41 am
please post feedback, ideas, comments and links on how to define DBness/DBhood. Thanks!
July 23, 2007 at 12:19 pm
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January 23, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Hm, to be deaf and blind, I guess it means that as a person, we are ‘robbed’ of our two senses, and manage the best we can with the remaining senses we have as well as any degree left of our vision and hearing.
There are many types of severity and communication in the community of deaf and blind. Some may only converse in oral, others in ASL. But in this community, we all know how difficult it can get when a situation calls for using one or both of our senses. In that sense, it is a comradeship.
At least, that’s how I believe defines the Deaf/Blind.
February 15, 2009 at 2:39 am
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