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Deafblindness and health advocacy

American Nurse

Patients with deafblindness, however, have needs beyond the basic knowledge provided in most nursing schools. Skilton and colleagues describe those with deafblindness as a “hard-to-reach” audience faced with communication barriers, limited budgets, lack of training in healthcare accessibility, and sensory impairment self-awareness.