[nfb-db] FCC to distribute assistive technology to people with combined hearing and vision loss

[Janice Toothman]

Hi,
I am also Oral, Since I did not start loosing my hearing until 10 years 
ago and I had always had vision problems until the significantly 
deteriorated over two year so that I have only light perception. I wear 
hearing aids and use an FM system.
Its good to see you on the list.
Janice
On 3/21/2013 3:06 PM, Bdummette wrote:
> Hello, Janice
> I would like t take some time, to respond to this, very interesting,I 
> have been DeafBlind all of my life,and I did not attend any special 
> school or anything like that, because in those days, we did not have 
> fancy technology like today.
> There so many things out there that people don't even know exist ex: 
> NARP SYNDROME, any small hearing loss, and vision loss that impedes 
> your daily life function-that is DeafBlindness, I don't know what all 
> the fuss and muss is, just interview a oral DeafBlind person! they 
> will be glad to sit down with you, and share their world.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janice Toothman <janice.toothman at verizon.net>
> To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thu, Mar 21, 2013 2:45 pm
> Subject: Re: [nfb-db] FCC to distribute assistive technology to people 
> with combined hearing and vision loss
>
> Hi sheila,
> Deaf-blindness takes many forms depending on the reason for the 
> hearing and vision loss. The degree of vision loss and hearing loss 
> that is necessary or sufficient to be considered deaf-blind depends on 
> the situation. So the deaf-blind division has people have low vision 
> and totally deaf or blind and hard of hearing or your case hearing 
> loss in one ear. But that impairment would affect your ability to do 
> things in variety of situations and to differing degrees.
>
> However, for the Ican connect. I believe for the FCC I can Connect, 
> they use the Helen Keller National Center definition of deaf-blindness 
> and I am not sure exactly what that is.
> Janice Toothman
> Secretary,
> deaf-blind division
>
> On 3/21/2013 1:43 PM, Sheila Leigland wrote:
>> Hi, I know people that are totally t one of them and don't wtell me 
>> how mucng aides in both ears. Would that qualify me as deaf blind?h 
>> hearing loss you have to havant one at this time. Can some to be 
>> cionsidered deaf blind? I use heareone blind that use an iphone but 
>> I'm no
>>
>> Sheila Leigland
>>
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