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Dual Sensory Impairment

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Categories of Dual Sensory Impairment

There are five main distinctions:

Each of the above groups of people will have different needs, for example, a person born with a hearing impairment may use sign language as their main method of receptive and expressive communication. If they acquire a visual impairment it might be necessary to support them in learning a more tactile form of communication. People who acquire both visual and hearing impairments later in life may need specialist support to enable them to maintain their independence.