Dual Sensory Impairment and the Older Person
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Dual Sensory Impairment and the Older Person

An Invisible Epidemic?

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eBook - ePub

Dual Sensory Impairment and the Older Person

An Invisible Epidemic?

About this book

Is a decline in vision and hearing just a "fact of life" for people as we age?

Dual sensory impairment is an under-explored and little understood type of disability, but one which can have an enormous impact on those living with it and their partners, families, and carers. The number of people who are living with impairments to both sight and hearing is rapidly increasing as the global population ages, yet the challenges faced as a result are largely invisible. The Third Sense explores the experiences of older adults living with multiple or dual sensory loss, the social consequences, barriers, and stigma faced by people and their loved ones.

Drawn from the lived experience of both the authors and their research participants, this book is necessary and urgent reading for medical practitioners, clinicians, health workers, and social care providers in practice and training; higher education students of Disability Studies, Medicine and related courses, Social Work and related courses, Sociology, and Cultural Anthropology.

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Yes, you can access Dual Sensory Impairment and the Older Person by Dr Annmaree Watharow MD, PhD,Moira Dunsmore, Damian Mellifont, Jennifer Smith-Merry, Dr Damian Mellifont PhD,Dr Jennifer Smith-Merry PhD in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Health Care Delivery. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Abstract
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. About this book
  8. Contents
  9. Learning objectives
  10. 1 Dual sensory impairment realities
  11. 2 Understanding dual sensory impairment: Definitions, prevalence, invisibility
  12. 3 Dual sensory impairment: Health, well-being, and security
  13. 4 Seeing the unseen: Hearing the unheard: Charles Bonnet syndrome and tinnitus
  14. 5 The effort and art of caring
  15. 6 The impact of DSI on building and maintaining social networks
  16. 7 Living better: Communication 1: Basics for health and social care professionals/practitioners
  17. 8 Living better: Communication 2: Social-haptic communication
  18. 9 Living better: Communication 3: Name signs, print on palm, fingerspelling, and personalized systems
  19. 10 Being prepared: Hospital admission and emergency planning
  20. 11 Living better with DSI: Integration of care: Putting it all together
  21. Bibliography
  22. Recommended further reading
  23. Index