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2007-0196

Congenital Deafblindness in Adults Network --Sprite, Dominique. DBI REVIEW, #38, July-December 2006, p. 27. (2006) The author tells the story of a new centre for congenital deafblind adults in the North of France.


2004-0613

Deaf-Blind Community Class Gets Out the Vote HORIZONS, vol. 6, #1, Winter 2005, p.4. (2005) In the Fall of 2004, representatives from the Democratic, Republican, and Green parties visited the Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind Deaf-Blind Community Class. This short article describes what went on during the class and some of the difficulties that deaf-blind people face getting information about elections. Deaf-Blind Community Classes cover a range of topics and take place every other Wednesday throughout the academic year. Publisher's web site: http://www.seattlelighthouse.org.


2007-0457

A Feel for the Client --Sale, Anabel Unity. COMMUNITY CARE; April 26, 2007 Issue 1670, pp. 42-43. (2007) The article focuses on social services being offered by the team of deafblind charity Sense branch in Epsom, which consists of Clair Waterman, Sam Bissett and Alison Asufu-Adjaye in Surrey, England. It states that the team visits about 30 clients a month to assess and support deafblind people. The team also trains health and social care practitioners and users alike in alternative forms of communication and advises residential care home providers on how to work with clients.


2004-0194

From High Tech to Low Tech, Tools Make Daily Tasks Easier --Sarchi, Patty. One in Five newsletter, Spring 2004, Vol. 3, Issue 2, p. 9. (2004) This short article is about the technology that supports Patty a deafblind woman who lives in Maine in her home such as magnetic recorder/reader, personal organizer and prescription reader.


2008-0109

Helen Keller National Center Confident Living Programs for Senior Adults --Berry, Paige, M.S.; Kelley-Bock, Mia, L.C.S.W. THE DEAF-BLIND AMERICAN, Senior Adults Experiencing Hearing and Vision Loss, July-September 2007, Volume 46, Number 3, pp. 12-15. (2007) To address the uniquek needs of senior adults age 55 and older who are deaf-blind or who are experiencing combined loss of vision and hearing, the Helen Keller National Center developed a Confident Living Program for Senior Adults (CLP). Senior adults from across the country come to the national training center on Long Island, NY and are introduced to problem-solving strategies and skills necessary to cope with the emotional and logistical challenges of living with deaf-blindness. Publisher's web site: http://aadb.org/


2008-0104

Proactive Approach: Virginia's Chapter 2 Older Blind Program and Deaf-Blind Services --Olson, Susan K.; Ward-Solomon, Jane. THE DEAF-BLIND AMERICAN, Senior Adults Experiencing Hearing and Vision Loss, July-September 2007, Volume 46, Number 3, pp. 29-32. (2007) This article describes two important services that assist the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) in carrying out its mission to the over 55 population: DeafBlind Services and the Independent Living/Older Blind Grant Programs. Publisher's web site: http://aadb.org/


2007-0469

Rehabilitating the Deaf-Blind Client --Schein, Jerome D. JADARA, Vol. 39, Nos. 2& 3, 2006. (2006) This paper describes the need for services for the deaf-blind population which is destined to grow larger as the general population ages. The New Jersey Plan is singled out as an example of what should and can be done. This article is a reprint from an earlier article published in 1986.


2008-0105

Research Study on Persons Aging With Hearing and Vision Loss: 2007 Update --LeJuene, B.J. THE DEAF-BLIND AMERICAN, Senior Adults Experiencing Hearing and Vision Loss, July-September 2007, Volume 46, Number 3, pp. 24-28. (2007) This article describes a collaborative research project of Mississippi State University, the Helen Keller National Center and San Diego State University on Persons Aging with Hearing and Vision Loss. The project is funded by the National Institute of Disability Rehabilitation Research. The goals of the project are to 1) identify the prevalence of the population, 2) investigate issues that impact the independence and quality of life and needs, 3) identify and evaluate assistive technology and service delivery programs, 4) investigate access to and usability of assistive technology and service delivery programs, and 5) psycho-social issues related to adjustment and independence. Publisher's web site: http://aadb.org/


2004-0192

Services for Deafblind adults scattered : Self-reporting limits count accuracy --Farber, Karen. One in Five Newsletter, Spring 2004, Vol.3, Issue 2, pp 8. (2004) This short article discusses the importance of having adults in Maine who are deafblind to admit they have a disability and then to advocate for services to meet their needs. Due to the rural nature of the state of Maine transportation is crucial for the deafblind person. Patty Sarchi, a deaflbind advocate believes that if people don't own up to what they want and need, they won't get the services. Sarchi also believes that the process of denial is not in their (deafblind people's) best interest.


2008-0480

Twelve Lessons from the Development and Operation of an Australian Accommodation Support System for Deafblind Adults --Wetton, Trish; Steer, Mike. DbI Review, Number 41, January - June 2008, pp. 12-16. (2008) This article describes the principles that have the guided the success of an agency developing and managing a reasonably large accommodation and support system for deafblind adults in Australia.
Publisher's web site: http://www.deafblindinternational.org.


2008-0110

What Happened to the Golden Years? : Deaf-Blindness and Aging: A Psychosocial Perspective --Kelley-Bock, Mia, L.C.S.W. THE DEAF-BLIND AMERICAN, Senior Adults Experiencing Hearing and Vision Loss, July-September 2007, Volume 46, Number 3, pp. 7-11. (2007) This article describes older adults who experience the loss of hearing and sight. The process of giving up the dreams and expectations, is the process of grieving. This is not to imply that dreams and hopes for the future are abandoned, rather, they are redefined. Publisher's web site: http://aadb.org/