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Deafblind Awareness Week

This year Deafblind Awareness Week will be observed from June 25 to July 1. This week is marked annually during the last week of June in honor of leading humanitarian Helen Keller’s birthday on June 27. Being deaf and blind herself, Keller’s work made a big difference in the lives of deafblind people. The term deaf-blindness refers to a combination of visual and auditory impairments and is much more common than many people realize. Over 15 million people worldwide are estimated to be living with severe deafblindness.

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NFADB Annual General Membership Meeting

Join the NFADB Board of Directors and Members for the Annual General Membership Meeting!

  • Announcement of the 2023-24 NFADB Board of Directors
  • Get Ready to celebrate 30 years of NFADB!
  • Award Presentation of the Family Steve Perreault Award
  • NFADB News - Highlights - Updates - Upcoming Events
  • Connect with members from across the country
  • And more....

 

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Website: https://www.nfadb.org/event-5296851?CalendarViewType=0&SelectedDate=5/24/2023
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Deafblindness: Planning for Long-term Support

People who are deafblind need a long-term plan for financial and mental health support. Ability Central shares available options.

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People who are deafblind need a long-term plan for financial and mental health support. Ability Central shares available options.
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First Steps After a Deafblind Diagnosis

People who are deafblind have unique challenges. In this article, Ability Central explores the impact of the diagnosis and ways a person can support someone who is deafblind.

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People who are deafblind have unique challenges. In this article, Ability Central explores the impact of the diagnosis and ways a person can support someone who is deafblind.
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Early Signs and Symptoms That Someone May Be Deafblind

Deafblindness can be diagnosed at birth or can develop over time. This article shares early signs and symptoms.

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Deafblindness can be diagnosed at birth or can develop over time. This article shares early signs and symptoms.
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Seven Quick Facts About Deafblindness

Being deafblind is more than being both deaf and blind. In this article, Ability Central shares seven facts to help you understand the complexity of the diagnosis.

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Being deafblind is more than being both deaf and blind. In this article, Ability Central shares seven facts to help you understand the complexity of the diagnosis.
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Deafblind

Around 0.2% of the world’s population is living with severe hearing loss and vision loss (Deaf-Blind individuals), and it's estimated that 2% of the world’s population live with ‘milder forms’ of this condition. Like all disabilities, both can be experienced on a spectrum and include people with any combination of vision and hearing loss. Some individuals with the most severe vision loss benefit from mobility assistance (service animals, canes, etc.) while others may simply need to have things closer in their visual field and require less mobility assistance.

National Braille Press Announces Winner of the Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation

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BOSTON (PRWEB) JUNE 09, 2021

National Braille Press announced today that this year’s winner of the Louis Braille Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation is Songpakorn Punong-ong, 40, an engineer from Phetchaburi Thailand, who created the ReadRing. The prize is a $10,000 cash award to the winner. https://www.facebook.com/braillereadring/

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