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deafblind

British  
/ ˈdɛfˈblaɪnd /

adjective

    1. unable to hear or see

    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the deafblind

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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

All conversation is happening in American Sign Language, and also in Protactile, a still-emerging language used by deafblind people to communicate via touch.

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

A lot of disability organisations are thrilled a deafblind actor is playing a deafblind character.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2021