The communication of people with deafblindness and the work of SpeechLanguage Pathology.

Authors

  • Denise C. Villas Boas Mestre em Fonoaudiologia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - PUC-SP.
  • Léslie P. Ferreira Doutora em Distúrbios da Comunicação Humana pela UNIFESP-EPM; Professora Titular do Departamento de Fundamentos da Fonoaudiologia e Fisioterapia da Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e da Saúde da PUC-SP.
  • Maria Cecília de Moura Professora titular da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo PUC-SP.
  • Shirley R. Maia Doutora em Educação pela Universidade de São Paulo. Sócia fundadora da Associação Educacional Para Múltipla Deficiência e presidente do Grupo Brasil de Apoio ao Surdocego e ao Múltiplo Deficiente Sensorial.

Keywords:

deaf-blind disorders, communication, speech language and hearing sciences, special education.

Abstract

This study aims to present the deafblindness, its conceptualization, classifi cation, etiology, the communication ways, the role of guide-interpreter, the process of orientation and mobility, the importance of family involvement, the rehabilitation processes and its role in the development and in the life of people with deafblindness. For the speech therapeutic, to know the impact that visual and hearing impairments have in language and the forms of communication that may be established are aspects extremely important to the design of new areas of actuation and to develop therapeutic and educational programs.

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Published

2012-12-30

How to Cite

Villas Boas, D. C., Ferreira, L. P., Moura, M. C. de, & Maia, S. R. (2012). The communication of people with deafblindness and the work of SpeechLanguage Pathology. Distúrbios Da Comunicação, 24(3). Retrieved from https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/dic/article/view/13157

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Communication

License

Copyright (c) 2012 Denise C. Villas Boas, Léslie P. Ferreira, Maria Cecília de Moura, Shirley R. Maia

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.