[nfb-db] Types of deafblindness?

[Marsha Drenth]

Deafblind is a broad term. The technical defination of deafblind, is anyone who has a combined vision and hearing loss, to which the loses impair your ability to function. Saying that your a deafblind person is up to you. You could also be hard of hearing and blind, HOHB. Its really what your comfortable calling yourself. I wasn't and am still not, completely comfortable with deafblind. But just like with the NFB, I am blind. Blind for all variations of visual impairment. This is the same for the deafblind community. yes there are varying degrees of blindness, and deafness. 

Call yourself what your comfortable with. But yes technically you are deafblind. 

Marsha drenth  
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> On Nov 5, 2013, at 11:06 AM, Gerardo Corripio <gera1027 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi guys
> I hardly write but keep up with what you guys are up to. I'm a bit bothered when you guys talk about using sign, thus my question of if I have 70% hearing loss with hearing aids, and encounter some of the situations mentioned of not hearing the alarm clock if it's not loud enough; when there are many people in one place, have a hard time participating in conversations but when I lower a bit hearing aid volume with the person speaking close, i can join; howeever I have enough hearing to not need sign:
> Am I considered deafblind? Are then different types or degrees of DB?
> Thanks for info.
> 
> Gera
> Enviado desde mi iPhone
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