The aim of this study is to estimate the extent to which children and adolescents with hearing
impairment (HI) show higher rates of emotional and behavioural difficulties compared to …

Purpose. To present a systematic literature review on the state of the art of the utilisation of
the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) since its release in …

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 …

BACKGROUND: In 2001 the World Health Organization adopted the International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and it has since been utilized …

This article reviews the literature from the 3 years since the International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health's (ICF's) endorsement, focusing on those articles that …

Objective: To review the literature in order to identify outcome measures used in research on
adults with hearing loss (HL) as part of the ICF Core Sets development project, and to …

In order to compile knowledge on deafblindness (DB) and congenital deafblindness (CDB),
one important factor is comparison of results between different scientific studies. In an …

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 …

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 …

Abstract MANGA, Tejal and MASUKU, Khetsiwe P.. Challenges of teaching the deaf-blind
learner in an education setting in Johannesburg: Experiences of educators and assistant …