Multiple sensory disorders

Multiple sensory disorders, or dual sensory impairments, refer to persons who have both vision and hearing impairments. Deafblindness consists of a loss in the areas of both vision and hearing. Losses may range from mild limitations to total blindness and profound deafness.

Resources:

• Services and Programs
• Links and Resources
• StudyFinder
• Media
• Faculty

Services and Programs

• Tennessee Disability Pathfinder - An internet community and statewide helpline
  Phone, web, and print resources in English and Spanish to connect the Tennessee disability community with service providers. Referral services, free of cost, are provided to persons with disabilities, family members, service providers, and advocates.

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Links and Resources

• Deaf-blind, Family Village Library
  Links and Information from Family Village concerning deafness and blindness.
• NCDB : The Teaching Research Institute
  The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness
• The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness
  The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) is a national technical assistance and dissemination center for children and youth who are deaf-blind.

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StudyFinder - Participate in a study related to Multiple sensory disorders

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researchers need subjects to complete the studies listed below.

• Hearing Tests for Infants and Young Children

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Video, Podcast and Images

• Multisensory Processing and Its Possible Role in Developmental Disabilities
  Multisensory Processing and Its Possible Role in Developmental Disabilities for clinicians, researchers, trainees, and students presented by Mark Wallace, Ph.D.

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