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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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Disability charity Sense eventually assigned a specialist in working with deafblind children to the family, which Kimberly said was "life-saving" for her.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

Deaf Spotlight provides opportunities for artists who are deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing to create new art.

From Seattle Times Feb. 28, 2023

Coleman — also an actor based in New York — identifies as a deafblind person who is late-hard of hearing with progressive vision loss.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 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

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