Deaf-blindness means concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for children with deafness or children with blindness. (34 CFR Sec. 300.8(c)(2))
Resources
American Foundation for the Blind
American Printing House for the Blind
Association for the Education and Rehabilitation for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-blindness
National Center on Deaf-Blindness
New Mexico Academy of Ophthalmology
New Mexico Commission for the Blind