Participation experiences of people with deafblindness or dual sensory loss: A scoping review of global deafblind literature

A Jaiswal, H Aldersey, W Wittich, M Mirza, M Finlayson - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Deafblindness, also known as dual sensory loss, is a varying combination of
visual and hearing impairment in the same individual. Interest in this topic has increased …

International practice recommendations for the recognition and management of hearing and vision impairment in people with dementia

J Littlejohn, M Bowen, F Constantinidou, P Dawes… - Gerontology, 2022 - karger.com
Introduction: Hearing, vision, and cognitive impairment commonly co-occur in older people.
However, the rate of recognition and appropriate management of combined hearing and …

Stereotyping as a barrier to the social participation of older adults with low vision: a qualitative focus group study

S Fraser, I Beeman, K Southall, W Wittich - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective In order to better understand the barriers that limit the social participation of older
people with low vision, the aim of this study was to describe and clarify the factors that shape …

Barriers and facilitators that influence social participation in older adults with dual sensory impairment

A Jaiswal, S Fraser, W Wittich - Frontiers in Education, 2020 - frontiersin.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) core sets for deafblindness, part II of the systematic review: linking data to the ICF …

A Jaiswal, A Paramasivam, S Budhiraja… - … Journal of Physical …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
INTRODUCTION Deafblindness, a health condition with varying combinations of hearing
and vision impairment, affects functioning and social participation. In 2001, the World Health …

Systematic review: Investigating the effectiveness of assistive technology to enable internet access for individuals with deafblindness

E Perfect, A Jaiswal, TC Davies - Assistive Technology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study is to systematically review published evidence regarding the
development, use, and effectiveness of assistive devices and technol ogies that enable …

Prevalence of individuals with deafblindness and age-related dual-sensory loss

R Minhas, A Jaiswal, S Chan… - Journal of Visual …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Device abandonment in deafblindness: A scoping review of the intersection of functionality and usability through the International Classification of Functioning …

W Wittich, S Granberg, M Wahlqvist… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Abandonment of vision, hearing or mobility aids suggests common barriers and
facilitators to ongoing device use. However, the possible interactive effects of combined …

Aging and combined vision and hearing loss

W Wittich, P Simcock - The routledge handbook of visual …, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter begins with an overview of the current definitions of deafblindness, dual
sensory impairment, and combined vision and hearing loss, followed by a review of the …

Are older deafblind people being left behind? A narrative review of literature on deafblindness through the lens of the United Nations Principles for Older People

P Simcock, W Wittich - Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Underpinned by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRDP), Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the …