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There is no "one disability per person" rule. It's possible to be deaf in one ear and also have cataracts. It's possible to have Deafblindness. It's possible have a vestibular disorder and a broken arm.  


==Deafblindness==
Some disabilities compound automatically. [[Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)]] may begin by causing physical disabilities and progress into speech disabilities. [[Fibromyalgia]] can cause both cognitive and physical disability symptoms.  
People with deafblindness may use a [[Braille display]] to interact with their computer. (On the other hand, they may not. It depends on the profoundness of both their vision and hearing loss.)


The [[National Center on Deaf-Blindness]] offers information and resources on the [https://www.nationaldb.org/info-center/deaf-blindness-overview/ Deaf-Blindness Overview] page on their site.
When we design, we can't assume that a user has only one disability, or that there's only one level of profoundness to their disabilities.


==Design Considerations for Deafblindness==
Accessibility, then, is rooted to an individual's specific needs.
* All of the considerations for [[Blindness]] and [[Low Vision]] apply.
 
* All of the considerations for [[Hearing Disabilities and D/deafness]] apply
==Examples of multiple disabilities==
* Transcripts are required because captions and voice tracks may not be sufficient depending on the person's disabilities.
* [[Deafblindness]]


[[Category:Types of Disabilities]]
[[Category:Types of Disabilities]]

Revision as of 21:13, 20 July 2020

There is no "one disability per person" rule. It's possible to be deaf in one ear and also have cataracts. It's possible to have Deafblindness. It's possible have a vestibular disorder and a broken arm.

Some disabilities compound automatically. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) may begin by causing physical disabilities and progress into speech disabilities. Fibromyalgia can cause both cognitive and physical disability symptoms.

When we design, we can't assume that a user has only one disability, or that there's only one level of profoundness to their disabilities.

Accessibility, then, is rooted to an individual's specific needs.

Examples of multiple disabilities

Pages in category "Complex or Compound Disabilities"

This category contains only the following page.

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