"Someone who is DEAFBLIND has sight and hearing loss to such a degree that it leads to problems with communication, mobility and accessing information."

If someone is Deafblind or is described as having a dual sensory impairment, they will be both deaf and blind or have a significant loss of both sight and hearing. A person may be classed as Deafblind if they have a severe degree of hearing and sight loss resulting in problems with:

• COMMUNICATION
• INFORMATION
• MOBILITY