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• A Deafblindness Web Resource
  (United Kingdom) Excellent collection of links and information
• Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
  Established in 1858, AIDB operates four accredited instructional programs and an award winning manufacturing complex in Talladega, Alabama and a statewide network of regional centers. The site now includes a forum page for people who are blind, tours of Alabama School for the Blind, links to student-created websites, and will soon include access to the Alabama Instructional Resource Center for the Blind and the Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
• A-Z to Deafblindness by James Gallagher
• Australian DeafBlind Council (ADBC)
• Better Hearing Links Page (UK) hearing aid and hearing loss resource site with message board and soon interactive chat room We are currently looking for stories and experiences of using various hearing aids
• Canadian Deaf-Blind and Rubella Association
• Carronbank School for Deaf-Blind Children-Melbourne, Australia
• California Deaf-Blind Services serves individuals who have hearing and vision problems, with or without additional disabilities.
• College and Career Programs for Deaf Students, 11th Edition
  The guide contains a comprehensive listing of more than 100 programs in the US available to deaf and hard of hearing students. It can be used by parents, teachers, counselors, and students when planning a post-secondary education.
• Deaf-Blind Access of the South
• Deafblind 101: Dual Sensory Impairments, an Introduction.
• Deafblindness Bibliography
• Deafblind Resources - The goal of DeafblindResources.org is to provide information and strategies to parents, Intervenors, para-professionals or anyone who is part of a teamsupporting individuals who are deafblind.
• DEAF-L FAQ WWW Site: All You Wanted to Know About Deafness
• DB-LINK: The National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
• Deaf Education Database (Scottish Sensory Centre) - An information service for deaf people of all ages and those who support them.
• Deaf Resource Library
• Deaf World Web is the largest and leading multi-purpose deaf-related Website, providing information on all subjects from Socio-Cultural Resources to References around the world.
• Freedom Scientific Inc. Manufacturers of Braille output personal notetakers, refreshable Braille displays that work with JAWS for Windows (also made by Freedom Scientific), CommLite telecommunications device for Freedom Scientific notetaker users, and Braille embosser units. Freedom Scientific, Blind/Low Vision Group 11800 31st Court North, St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1805 Phone: 800-444-4443, 727-803-8000 TTY: 561-781-1772 Fax: 727-803-8001 Email: Info@FreedomScientific.com
• Florida Outreach Project for Individuals with Deaf-Blindness
• Gallaudet University: the only accredited four-year liberal arts university for deaf and hard of hearing students
• Helen Keller Story also checkout this FAQ. She was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
• Information About Deafblindness
• Interactive ASL & Braille GuideUniversity of Minnesota, Disability Services
• The Lexington School for the Deaf:
  The Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for the Deaf has served the broader Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community of the New York metropolitan area since 1864. Since its founding as a school, Lexington has evolved to offer vital services in a range of important areas.
• The National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB) is a non-profit, volunteer-based family association. Our philosophy is that individuals who are deaf-blind are valued members of society and are entitled to the same opportunities and choices as other members of the community. NFADB is the largest national network of families focusing on issues surrounding deaf blindness.
• National Information Clearinghouse on Children who are Deaf- Blind is an information & referral service that identifies, coordinates, & disseminates (at no cost) information related to children & youth who are deaf-blind (ages 0 through 21 years).

• The National Technical Assistance Consortium for Children & Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind (NTAC) provides technical assistance to families & agencies serving children & young adults who are deaf-blind (ages birth through 21 years).
• National Technical Institute for the Deaf: A College of Rochester Institute of Technology
• Orientation to Deaf-Blind by Todd R. Olsen
• Organizations for Deafblind People Throughout the World
• PaTTAN deafblind project offers a variety of training, technical assistance, and resources to assist educators in assessment, instruction, and progress monitoring of students who are deafblind.
• Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Australia
• Sense, The National Deafblind and Rubella Association, the world's largest organisation working with and campaigning for deafblind people, their families and professionals who work with them. (United Kingdom)
• Sign Language for Everyone: CD-ROM software-An Interactive Guide to Learning American Sign Language
• Sign Language with People who are Deaf-Blind
• South Dakota School for the Deaf
• TRACES Project: Teaching Research Assistance to Children Experiencing Sensory Impairments
• U.S.A. Organizations For Deafblind People.
• Usher Syndrome
  • A-Z Health Guide from WebMD
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
  • A Condition which affects Hearing and Sight
  • Blindness.org
  • New Insights Lead to Earlier Treatment
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Usher-Friends · A Friendly Chat Group for People with Usher Syndrome

The Education of Laura Bridgman : First Deaf and Blind Person to Learn Language by Ernest Freeberg (2001)

The Imprisoned Guest: Samuel Howe and Laura Bridgman, the Original Deaf-Blind Girl by Elisabeth Gitter (2001)

 

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