This website, owned by an individual, hosts a wealth of information on deafblindness and explains terminology and syndromes. It refers to journals and periodicals, videos about deafblindness and equipment. Internet resources are also listed
This document examines the prevalence and need for inclusive education service provision for deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind people. The aim is define the scope of the issue and outline CBM strategy to achieve inclusion
This site was created by a deafblind person to help blind or deaf people, and especially deafblind people, and specialised service providers. It is also intended to raise awareness
This factsheet explores the challenges of deafblind young adults and the options available for life after school; including further education, living independently or within the family, and support and benefits available in the UK
These guidelines outline recommendations for service provision and are intended to summarise the needs of deafblind people. They are intended for practioners and professionals who want to implement best practices, for governments, and for public and private service providers
This resource discusses access to information for deafblind people who rely on interpreters. The author investigates issues like conscious/subconscious censorship and incidental information
This article focuses on adaptations to the environment that can enable a deafblind person to function more effectively. The aim is to offer guidelines which will enable the person to be more self sufficient. The author also describes how to make the environment supportive of disabilities rather than providing barriers
This international NGO promotes the communication, connection and interaction of deafblind people in the developing world. This website provides links to the organisation's regional programmes and details about their work. Educational information is available about the causes of deafblindness, the situation in developing countries and communication methods
This website describes the work of WFDB and provides details of the first, second and third WFDB General Assembly meetings held in collaboration with Helen Keller World Conference. Information about deafblindness is provided and links to international deafblind organisations and resources are highlighted. There is also an open forum to share deafblind information
Deafblind International is a world association promoting services for deafblind people. This website describes the aim of the association, as well as providing information about the causes and impact of deafblindness. It contains informative publications and research related to deafblindness, including guidelines for best practice for service provision to deafblind people in both English and Spanish. Links to member organisations are also provided
This technical assistance and dissemination centre provides extensive topic-related information about deafblindness through articles and publications. It is a comprehensive and informative resource that would be useful for people who are deafblind, their family members, their carers and professionals
This deafblind manual alphabet card has pictorial representations of the manual gestures from A to Z. This card is useful to teach the deafblind alphabet to a deafblind person, family members, carers, community members or professsionals. There is also a deafblind manual online video
This website promotes the rights of people with deafblindness in the EU. It describes the work of the European Deafblind Network (EDbN) and provides deafblind information. There are links to updated EU news and press releases, other organisations, activities and papers. Additionally, there is the opportunity to register to join the EDbN electronic membership group
The European Deafblind Union (EDBU) is an association that joins together deafblind people's organisations based in Europe. This website provides information about the EDBU's work and has links to its newsletters, conference notes and general assembly notes
The Danish Association of the DeafBlind is a nationwide association and professional organisation in Denmark working towards improving conditions for Danish people living with deaf-blindness. This website provides information about deaf-blindness, the association’s activities for deaf-blind people of all ages and the political programme of the association
This website highlights the work of the Finnish Deafblind Association including details of their services provided, organisational activities, international activities and publications
This website describes the work of the Center for Deaf-Blind Persons in Israel, which provides a variety of rehabilitation services and programmes including a learning centre, a social recreational club, an early identification programme, an ulpan for deaf-blind new immigrants, a psycho-drama workshop and a role model programme for children with Usher syndrome. In addition, specific deafblind information is given for related research articles, personal accounts of disability, international links and details of Israeli disability rights and services
