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A lady is sitting on a bench with a mobility stick beside her. A boy is standing, leaning against the bench behind her. They are looking towards a body of water. Around them are trees and grass.

What is audio description?

Audio description makes visual information accessible through descriptions and provides more opportunities to participate in, understand, and experience what is happening around them. The project "Words that Open Eyes: Audio Description for Social Inclusion" has developed material to make audio description easier.
A person sitting outside with nature around them

PHARC - a rare syndrome

PHARC is a very rare syndrome caused by a mutation in the ABHD12 gene. PHARC involves combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness, polyneuropathy and cellular ataxia. Read more about what PHARC is, prevalence, treatment and support.
Three people are standing outside looking at a QR code hanging on a post. One of them is holding a reading list.

Deafblindness, Nordic definition

The Nordic definition of deafblindness was adopted at the Nordic Leadership Forum in June 2024. You can read about the definition here.
Images of three people at the top with the text Nothing seen, nothing heard and an icon of a video camera

A portrait series about everyday life with visual and hearing impairment

In this series, you'll meet people with combined visual and hearing impairment. They share their everyday lives and what it's like to live with visual and hearing impairment. The aim of the series is to increase knowledge about living with combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness, and to show the diversity this group represents.
One person uses haptic signals. One person places a flat hand with a thumb on another person's shoulder, while guiding that person's other hand towards the horizon. They are standing outside on a ballcourt.

Usher syndrome, types and inheritance

Usher syndrome is a rare inherited genetic disorder that leads to combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness. Usher syndrome is the most common single cause of deafblindness in people under the age of 65. 50% of all deafblind people under the age of 65 have Usher syndrome. Usher syndrome is not linked to other neurological conditions, only visual and hearing impairment.

Usher syndrome and unreported cases in Norway

Usher syndrome is the most common syndrome leading to deafblindness, and 50% of all deafblind people under the age of 65 have Usher syndrome (Castiglione & Möller, 2022, p. 42). The diagnosis of Usher syndrome can be made on the basis of clinical findings or a genetic test. 

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