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deaf-blind

American  
[def-blahynd] / ˈdɛfˈblaɪnd /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a person who is both deaf and blind.


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This deaf-blind Paralympian was told to navigate Tokyo alone.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2022

Suffragist Susan B Anthony and deaf-blind activist Helen Keller appeared on the silver dollar and Alabama quarter respectively.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2022

Kaiser Permanente Washington will pay more than $1 million to settle claims the health care giant repeatedly denied interpreters to patients who are deaf and deaf-blind, federal prosecutors in Washington state announced Tuesday.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2021

In a story that made headlines earlier this summer, deaf-blind swimmer Becca Meyers withdrew from the competition because the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2021

I often wonder how deaf-blind people walk as well as they do, when they can not hear their footfalls.

From Five Lectures on Blindness by Kate M. Foley

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