95% OF WHAT WE LEARN COMES THROUGH OUR EYES
AND EARS
Then,
Imagine what it is like deafblind
A person who is deaf-blind connects with the
world using the limited information available to him or her. The challenge is
dependent on different situations. If people around them haven’t made any
effort or know little information to help, if their disabilities are great, if
there’s no support from society to aid for the daily life, the challenges are
overwhelming.
In specific, they are not only facing daily
struggles but also personal behavioural and emotional difficulties, learning and
socializing barriers.
“Going for a coffee and meeting up with friends can be hard.
If you need to arrange transport well in advance you can’t be spontaneous. You
need to arrive at a set time and leave at a set time. If I’m having a good
time, I can’t stay longer if my taxi has come to pick me up." Janice Tillett said.
Janice Tillett is
a Paralympic athlete who swam for Great Britain from 1989 to 1995. She won two
silver medals during her career life. She is one of many people unfortunately having deafblindness but successfully win their destiny.
"Day-to-day it is challenging to do most things, like reading, shopping, travelling, sightseeing, walking and engaging in conversations."
Marcus Inniss said, "I have a loss of my peripheral vision and what remains is blurred. I have night-blindness and my hearing is at 40 per cent, so I need to lipread."
"I have spent a lot of my life believing that there was no help out there for me. I became isolated and withdrawn as I did not know what was wrong and who to turn to – things became really difficult at times. To cope, I had to teach myself ways to get through each day and make everyday tasks accessible. This worked but only up to a point."
Source: Sense for Deafblind people
