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Hi,<br>
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. <br>
Its good to see you on the list.<br>
Janice<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/21/2013 3:06 PM, Bdummette wrote:<br>
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<div><font size="5" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hello,
Janice</font></div>
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<div><font size="5">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.</font></div>
<div><font size="5">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.</font></div>
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From: Janice Toothman <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:janice.toothman@verizon.net"><janice.toothman@verizon.net></a><br>
To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List
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Subject: Re: [nfb-db] FCC to distribute assistive technology
to people with combined hearing and vision loss<br>
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Hi sheila,<br>
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.<br>
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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.<br>
Janice Toothman<br>
Secretary,<br>
deaf-blind division<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/21/2013 1:43 PM, Sheila
Leigland wrote:<br>
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font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">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<br>
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Sheila Leigland</span> <br>
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