Corner to Corner:
Effective Ways to Solicit Aid by Deaf-Blind People

Dona Sauerburger and Suzanne Jones
VVH, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

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A deaf-blind man waits at a corner, holding a card that asks for help to cross.

• What makes this person tap the man and offer assistance when others pass him by?
• How can a deaf-blind person most effectively use a card to solicit aid to cross a street?

By interviewing 72 people passing or helping a deaf-blind person, we found some answers.

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