What is dual sensory
impairment?
It is estimated that up to 250,000
people in the UK have a combined sight and hearing loss.
For some people this can cause difficulty with communication,
mobility and access to information.
Some people are born deaf and blind - others may have been born or
grew up with either deafness or sight loss and have gone on to
develop another sensory impairment. The majority of people who
develop dual sensory loss, do so through the ageing process.
It's a myth that you have to be totally deaf and blind to be
deafblind, or dual sensory impaired. Most people affected by the
condition, retain some degree of sight or hearing.