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deaf-blindness, a. and n.
Brit. |ˈdɛfˌblʌɪn(d)nɪs|, U.S. |ˈdɛfˌblaɪn(d)nɪs|
Forms: 19– deaf blindness, 19– deafblindness
[‹ deaf adj. + blindness n. Compare earlier deaf-blind adj.]
and n. The condition of being deaf-blind.
1930R. V. Merry in Jrnl. Abnormal & Social Psychol. 25 133 Dr. S. G. Howe demonstrated many years ago..that deaf-blindness did not necessarily mean that such an individual was uneducable. 1978Volta Rev. 76 101 In half the cases, the deaf-blindness is due to Usher's. 1992Independent (Nexis) 25 Feb. 13 Deaf-blindness..can have a number of different causes including birth trauma, congenital disorders such as rubella which causes victims to be born deaf and progressively to lose their sight. 1997R. Jarman (National Deafblind & Rubella Association) Let. (O.E.D. Archive) 16 May Deafblindness is sometimes referred to as a dual sensory impairment. Few deafblind people are totally deaf and blind. |