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This article discusses societal attitudes toward disabled individuals and the effects of these attitudes. The close connection between gender identity and language development is considered and suggestions made for breaking through the barriers which are placing developmental limits on deaf-blind individuals.
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Neff, J. Another perspective on sexuality and those who are deaf and blind. Sex Disabil 2, 206–210 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01100792
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