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Multiple Disabilities

A number of people have a visual impairment in addition to another disability. Although this is a relatively common occurrence, most online literature only focuses on the consequences of a single disability. 

Physical Disabilities

• Guiding Blind wheelchair users The RNIB put out a decent page on guiding blind wheelchair users.

• Wheels and White Canes Maureen Pranghofer discusses skills that she developed to get around as a blind individual in a wheelchair. This is informative.

Sensory Disabilities

• A Deaf-Blindness web resource Large set of links on deaf-blindness web wide.
• A-Z of Deaf-Blindness A really good resource on deaf-blindness created and maintained by a deaf-blind individual. This page includes the manual alphabet, a list of organizations for the deaf-blind, special equipment lists, conferences and courses, accessible search engines, and quite a bit more.
• Deaf-Blindness From See/Hear Magazine.
• Deafblind Children Homepage
• DB Link Clearing house of information for the deaf-blind. The site includes a database, links, and a publication. 
• About.com does Deaf-Blindness List of links and discussion of current topics.

Other

• Oakhill Institute for the blind and multiply disabled. Dealing with blind individuals who also have cognitive impairments.
• SeeABILIY "SeeAbility works with adults who are visually impaired and have other disabilities (e.g. learning disability, physical disability, head injury , mental health difficulties ) to explore their potential, develop skills/independence and enhance the quality of their lives."