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Bleau, Maxime; Jaiswal, Atul; Holzhey, Peter; Wittich, Walter – SAGE Open, 2022
Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is a promising tool to produce assistive technology. For instance, individuals with deafblindness (concurrent vision and hearing loss) could benefit from tactile AM-based products as touch may be their main gateway to access information. This study thus aimed to synthesize evidence on the…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Printing, Assistive Technology, Tactile Adaptation
Miles, Barbara – 1997
This paper examines the importance of hands for the person who is deafblind, reviews hand development, and identifies specific teaching skills that facilitate hand development and expressiveness in persons who are deafblind. It notes that the hands of a deafblind individual serve not only as tools but also as sense organs (to compensate for their…
Descriptors: Children, Deaf Blind, Expressive Language, Sensory Experience
Miles, Barbara – 1998
This paper examines the importance of hands for the person who is deafblind, reviews hand development, and identifies specific teaching skills that facilitate hand development and expressiveness in persons who are deafblind. It notes that the hands of a deafblind individual serve not only as tools but also as sense organs (to compensate for their…
Descriptors: Children, Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressive Language
Miles, Barbara – 2001
This paper examines the importance of hands for the person who is deafblind, reviews hand development, and identifies specific teaching skills that facilitate hand development and expressiveness in persons who are deafblind. It notes that the hands of a deafblind individual serve not only as tools but also as sense organs (to compensate for their…
Descriptors: Children, Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressive Language
Bullis, Michael, Ed.; Fielding, Glen, Ed. – 1988
This review summarizes and discusses literature relevant to the communication development of young children (0-5 years) with deaf-blindness. The review is divided into topical areas. The topical areas and the contributors for each area are as follows: "Perspectives on Communication Assessment" (Charity Rowland); "Research in Tactile…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Child Language, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills