Qualitative research necessitates the representation of, and engagement with, people who
the research is designed to assist. Disability research not only seeks to explore populations …

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of non-equipment based rehabilitation interventions
for older adults with an age-related hearing or visual impairment. Data sources: We …

Living with Hearing Difficulties is a source-book for professionals who encounter and
support individuals with hearing difficulties. It will also be of interest to people with hearing …

THE STUDY describes environmental and personal factors that, from the student
perspective, impede participation in education in secondary upper schools by students with …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse-supported self-management programme
to improve social participation of dual sensory impaired older adults in long-term care …

Objective This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Severe Dual Sensory
Loss screening tool, a tool designed to help nurses and care assistants to identify hearing …

Background Five to 25 percent of residents in aged care settings have a combined hearing
and visual sensory impairment. Usual care is generally restricted to single sensory …

‘Not knowing what is going on’: The experiences of people with deafblindness–dual sensory
impairment in Australian hospita Page 1 ‘Not knowing what is going on’ The experiences of …

Deafblindness is a rare condition with multiple causes. Given its rarity, professionals
generally have limited knowledge of this condition and insufficient experience managing it …

Some of the widespread assumptions about the populations of people with deafblindness
(DB) and congenital deafblindness (CDB) have little or no foundation in the scientific …