A Guide to Planning and Support for Individuals Who Are Deafblind / / ed. by John McInnes.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• MitwirkendeR: Bridgett, Gary,; Brown, Norman,; Campbell, Susan,; Clark, Rodney,; Cloke, Gini,; Demerling, Mark,; Eisler, Sheila,; Geenens, Douglas L.,; Mamer, Linda,; Matthews, Malcolm,; McGlinchey, Janis,; McGrath-Harding, Margot,; McInnes, John M.,; Miller, Tom,; Monaco, Carolyn,; Munroe, Stanley,; Rødbroe, I.,; Smith, Lauren,; Souriau, J.,; Taylor-Southall, Connie,; Thompson, William,; Viglundsdottir, Bryndis,
• HerausgeberIn: McInnes, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (586 p.)

In this ground-breaking collection, leading experts in the field address the problems of parents, intervenors, and professionals who work with people who have been deafblind since birth or from a very early age. Individuals who are congenitally deafblind face the same challenges as those who become...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Contributors
• 1. Deafblindness: A Unique Disability
• 2. Developing a Personal Plan
• 3. Intervention
• 4. Communication
• 5. Neurobiological Development and Cognition in the Deafblind
• 6. Social Relationships and Behaviour
• 7. Social/Sex Education for Children and Youth Who Are Deafblind
• 8. A Family Viewpoint
• 9. The Preschool Years
• 10. The Community-Based School Option
• 11. The Residential School Option
• 12. Community-Based Adult Programs
• 13. Creating and Maintaining a Support System: An Analysis Based on Experiences at Sense
• 14. Advocacy
• 15. Physiotherapy for the Multiply Challenged Deafblind Individual
• 16. Intervenor, Teacher, and Consultant Training
• 17. Final Thoughts
• 18. Resources
• Glossary