A review of 35 peer reviewed articles dated from 2016 to February, 2021 was conducted to
identify and describe the types of wayfinding devices that people who are blind, visually …

Combined vision and hearing loss, also known as dual sensory impairment, can occur in
several genetic conditions, including ciliopathies such as Usher and Bardet-Biedl syndrome …

Alström Syndrome (ALMS) is an ultra-rare multisystem genetic disorder caused by
autosomal recessive variants in the ALMS1 gene, which is located on chromosome 2p13 …

The onset of COVID-19 made governments and other education actors prioritize distance
learning, particularly through education technologies (EdTechs). Most sub-Saharan African …

Deaf-blindness limits daily human activities, especially interactive modes of audio and visual
perception. Although the developed standards have been verified as alternative …

Hearing and vision impairments are common globally. They are often considered separately
in research, and in planning and delivering services. However, they can occur concurrently …

Introduction The proportion of older adults with combined acquired vision and hearing
impairments (referred to as Dual Sensory Impairment/DSI) is growing, and their unique care …

INTRODUCTION Deafblindness, a health condition with varying combinations of hearing
and vision impairment, affects functioning and social participation. In 2001, the World Health …

Objective Hearing and vision loss have been independently associated with frailty in older
adults, but the relationship between concurrent hearing and visual impairment (dual sensory …

Introduction The authors of this paper have compiled a report on the prevalence of
deafblindness and dual-sensory loss based on the review of existing estimates. The …