In October 2023, the Florida & Virgin Islands (FAVI) Deaf-Blind Collaborative became the FAVI DeafBlind Collaborative.
The terms DeafBlind and deafblindness, without a hyphen, are accepted usage in both the United States and Europe.
This change emphasizes that being DeafBlind means more than the addition of deafness and blindness.
You will notice the use of DeafBlind and deafblindness on our website pages, and on new or updated products.
You may still see the terms “deaf-blind” and “deaf-blindness” in documents and resources that were created in the past.
Older publications will usually reflect the terminology used at the time they were published.