No fuss please! I ’m deafblind: a personal point of view and some friendly suggestions

No fuss please! I’m deafblind: a personal point of view and some friendly suggestions

Roger Wilson-Hinds
Working with Older People, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-

This paper aims to offer practical suggestions as to factors needing consideration when meeting, interacting with or assessing the needs of an older person living with acquired deafblindness.
The paper’s author draws on his personal experience of living with acquired deafblindness to offer practical suggestions.
This paper offers an experiential definition of acquired deafblindness, before providing practical suggestions related to engaging with deafblind people, distinguishing between acquired deafblindness and cognitive decline, and assessing hearing and sight levels.
There is a paucity of literature on the lived experience of older people living with acquired deafblindness. This paper offers both a unique insight into this experience combined with practical suggestions for those in contact with older deafblind people.

Source: Working with Older People - April 25, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Roger Wilson-Hinds Source Type: research