Table 1 Characteristics of congenitally blind (upper table) and congenitally deaf (lower table) participants.
Subject | Gender | Age | Cause of blindness | Residual Light Perception | Age of Braille reading | Education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
041 | M | 49 | retinopathy of prematurity | NLP | 6 | Bachelor’s Degree |
039 | M | 42 | retinitis pigmentosa | NLP | 6 | High school diploma |
036 | M | 48 | optic nerve atrophy | NLP | 6 | High school diploma |
035 | F | 37 | Leber congenital amaurosis | NLP | 6 | Bachelor’s Degree |
038 | M | 32 | retinal detachment | NLP | 6 | High school diploma |
043 | F | 41 | bilateral retinoblastoma | NLP | 6 | High school diploma |
042 | M | 19 | retinal detachment | NLP | 6 | High school diploma |
053 | M | 57 | retinopathy of prematurity | NLP | 6 | High school diploma |
033 | F | 68 | optic nerve atrophy | NLP | 6 | High school diploma |
Subject | Gender | Age | Cause of deafness | First Language | Hearing aid use | Education |
044 | M | 24 | hereditary | sign | used during childhood | High school diploma |
045 | F | 21 | hereditary | sign | used during childhood | High school diploma |
046 | M | 24 | hereditary | sign | used during childhood | High school diploma |
047 | M | 26 | hereditary | sign | used during childhood | High school diploma |
048 | M | 22 | hereditary | sign | used during childhood | High school diploma |
049 | F | 18 | hereditary | sign | used during childhood | High school diploma |
050 | F | 28 | Sensorineural hearing loss | sign | currently used | High school diploma |
051 | F | 32 | hereditary | sign | used during childhood | High school diploma |
052 | F | 22 | hereditary | sign | used during childhood | High school diploma |
