The Center for Deaf-Blind Persons

For most people, life as we know it is dependent on our ability to see and hear. Loss of these two vital senses, whether partially or fully, greatly inhibits daily life. The effects are felt in all areas of life, from communication and mobility to experiencing many of life's pleasures and opportunities. Deaf-blind individuals need services and programs specifically tailored to meet their needs, as opposed to those of the deaf or the blind.

The Center for Deaf-Blind Persons is Israel’s first and only center serving the estimated 1200 Israelis who have the dual disability of deaf-blindness. Deaf-blindness is defined as any combination of profound or partial deafness and complete or partial loss of vision. The leading cause in Israel is Usher Syndrome, which is a genetic condition involving both hearing loss (from birth) and the progressive loss of vision throughout life.