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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

In 1824 at the school for the deaf at Hartford, Connecticut, the first deaf-blind pupil in America began to receive instruction.

From The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States by Best, Harry

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