A "Visible" Woman: Learning with a Student who is Deaf-blind at University

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Kate Chanock
Michelle Stevens
Sally Freeman

Keywords

deaf-blind, disability, voice

Abstract

This article presents a case study of an undergraduate student with Deaf-blindness working with an interpreter and an academic skills adviser to develop her writing for the disciplines. It highlights the mutual learning this involves: about strategies for communication, issues of inclusion, and perspectives on disability.

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