by EHVI | Jul 12, 2015 | Articles, Hearing Impairment, Visual Impairment
It may seem that deaf-blindness refers to a total inability to see or hear. However, in reality deaf-blindness is a condition in which the combination of hearing and visual losses in children cause “such severe communication and other developmental and educational...
by EHVI | Jul 12, 2015 | Articles, Hearing Impairment
Myth #1: Babies can see at birth. We are born without anatomically developed eyes! Our vision at birth is by no means fully developed. Newborn babies see little more than the difference between light and dark. We all must learn to see, just as we learn to talk. The...
by EHVI | Jul 12, 2015 | Articles, Hearing Impairment
Similar to other smaller cultures, people who are deaf experience stereotyping by those who do not know and understand their culture. A number of myths circulate widely in our society and interfere with understanding people who are deaf. Myth: People who are deaf lead...
by EHVI | Jul 12, 2015 | Articles, Hearing Impairment, Visual Impairment
A Declaration of Rights of Deaf-Blind Persons A Declaration of Rights of Deaf-Blind Persons Adopted by the Helen Keller World Conference on Services to Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, sponsored by the Committee on Service to the Deaf-Blind of the World Council for...
