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2. Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

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   Authorized by an Act of Congress in 1967, the Center provides nationwide services for people who are deaf-blind according to the definition of deaf-blindness in the Helen Keller Act. [1] It operates a residential rehabilitation and training facility at its headquarters in Sands Point, New York , which opened in 1976, and a system of ten ...

3. Deafblindness - Wikipedia

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   The deafblind community has its own culture, comparable to those of the Deaf community. Members of the deafblind community have diverse backgrounds but are united by similar experiences and a shared, homogeneous understanding of what it means to be deafblind. [6] Some deafblind individuals view their condition as a part of their identity. [7]

4. Helen Keller Services for the Blind - Wikipedia

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   During the 1960s, IHB founded the federally funded Anne Sullivan Macy Service for people who were deaf-blind. In 1967 the Helen Keller National Center was established by a unanimous act of Congress, and IHB was chosen to operate the program, which provided comprehensive rehabilitation training for people with a severe dual sensory loss or ...

5. ‘Word of the Lord.’ Local houses of worship for the Deaf ...

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   Services at Congregation Bene Shalom-Hebrew Association of the Deaf and Hearing in Skokie — the first synagogue in the United States designed to assist the Deaf community — are trilingual ...

6. Protactile - Wikipedia

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   They describe a protactile philosophy as supporting DeafBlind culture, relationships, and politics. [4] Protactile is described by Helen Keller Services for the Blind as "much more than a system of touch signals," instead "a philosophy and a movement which focuses on autonomy and equality for people who are deaf-blind." [5]

7. Cartwright legislation would overcome barriers for deafblind ...

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   Jul. 1—WILKES-BARRE — In honor of Deafblind Awareness Week and Helen Keller's birthday, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright this week introduced bipartisan legislation to help overcome barriers and ...

8. Frederick-based Maryland Deaf Community Center ... - AOL

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   Feb. 7—After four months of being housed in the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association building on Aviation Way, the Maryland Deaf Community Center is back to serving the area's deaf, hard of ...

9. Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind - Wikipedia

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   Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (CLB) is an organization founded to help the blind or visually impaired population of the greater Washington, D.C., region, including the deafblind community, deal with the challenges of vision loss. The goal of CLB is to try to help people who are blind or visually impaired to remain independent, active and ...