Imagine a world covered in darkness and silence, thinking nobody was there and no comfort or understanding your disability. Your disability makes it hard to communicate to strangers, and it makes it difficult for you to trust your surroundings. This disability is called Deaf-Blindness and you have impaired vision and hearing. Deafblindness could happen in many stages in someone’s life during premature birth, later in life, or even from a genetic cause. Premature children can gain Deafblindness from problems associated with premature birth (before the 37 weeks of pregnancy), an infection during pregnancy, genetic conditions, or foetal alcohol syndrome. With the highest leading cause to Deaf-Blindness is Usher’s Syndrome, this Syndrome has three diagnose. With the major cause to Usher’s Syndrome would be Retinitis Pigmentosa or called RP. This disease is a group of genetic disorders that affect the Retina’s ability to respond to light, with this inherited disease it would be a slow process to losing your vision. As an individual gets older his Deaf-Blindness could be age related, damage to his brain, or from Usher’s Syndrome. This is also known as an acquired Deaf-Blindness that he was born with but doesn’t develop until his later life. …show more content…
When you are losing your hearing you will notice yourself turning up your volume on the T.V, a hard time following a conversation, and hearing someone at the door. When you’re losing your vision this means your Retina is having a hard time grasping color and light to process. With the first signs of losing your sight is not making eye contact, not recognizing a familiar face, and doing well in unfamiliar areas. During this process a person who is having these issues have developed some of the most common signs to Deaf