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deafblind

British  
/ ˈdɛfˈblaɪnd /

adjective

    1. unable to hear or see

    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the deafblind

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Short Play Festival involves six new 10-minute plays, created by deaf and deafblind playwrights, centered on the theme “floral shop.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 28, 2023

In Deaf West’s “Oedipus,” the blind prophet Tiresias is played by deafblind actor Ashlea Hayes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2022

Cooke starts next week, and once she rounds out her staff, she’ll begin a ward-by-ward tour to assess outcomes and needs for deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing residents across the District.

From Washington Post Jun. 14, 2022

“People with disabilities stand to benefit the most from self-driving cars, but developers are not making accessibility enough of a priority,” said the author and deafblind disability justice lawyer.

From The Verge Dec. 20, 2021

Some film critics claim Feeling Through is the first film to cast a deafblind actor in a leading role, but that's incorrect.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2021

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