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What assistive technology is there for deafblind people

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Updated March 16, 2009

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Question: What assistive technology is there for deafblind people
Answer: Deafblind people can make use of technologies for the blind.

Deafblind people have even invented technological solutions. One such inventor is Bapin (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/17/eveningnews/main1726480.shtml). He presented about technology at the American Association of the Deaf-Blind's conference.

Lists of technologies for deafblind people can be found on these sites:

  • A list of technologies for deafblind is at http://www.deafblind.co.uk/equipment.html
  • More technological information is at dblink.org (http://www.dblink.org/lib/topics/single_topic.cfm?topic=Technology&d_topic=Technology).

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