Deafblindness and Communication Intervention

What is it about?

Deafblindness cannot be understood by simply adding the impacts of the child's hearing loss and visual impairment, as these senses frequently interact as the two distance senses for learning. It impacts communication and greatly reduces both observational and incidental learning. This tutorial provides a foundation on deafblindness, including a focus on learning and cognitive development, communication development, communication assessment, literacy development, and evidence-based practices and professional competencies.

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Photo by Assad Tanoli on Unsplash

Photo by Assad Tanoli on Unsplash

Why is it important?

It is essential for practitioners, especially SLPs, to have a comprehensive understanding of the implications of deafblindness so they can design communication interventions for individuals who are deafblind to include the four key aspects of communication: form, function, content, and context.