Facts of Deafblindness

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Communication is one of the biggest problems for people with deafblindness. Many people used to use the Block alphabet to communicate with deafblind people. This involves using the tip of your index finger to trace out letters of the alphabet in block capitals on the palm of the person you are communicating with.

Block has since been replaced by the Deafblind Manual Alphabet. In this alphabet, a particular sign or place on the hand represents each letter. So, for example, the vowels are communicated by touching the tip of your index finger to the tip of the finger of the person you are talking to â€“ the tip of the thumb for A, the tip of the index finger for E, the tip of the middle finger for I, the tip of the fourth finger for O, and the tip of the little finger for U. The Deafblind Manual Alphabet can be slow to use at first but is very easy and quick to learn, and can be very useful when communicating with a person who is deafblind.