A guide to planning and support for individuals who are deafblind

the long version

In this collection of leading experts in the field address the problems of parents, intervenors, and professionals who work with people who have been dead-blind since birth or from a very early age. Individuals who are congentially deaf-blind face the same challenges as those who become deafblind later in life, but they have not had the same opportunity to develop the communications sills and a conceptual base needed to construct an understanding of the world. The contributors address identification of deafblindness, planning and intervention, development, family support, and education.