Services and Supports, Partnership, and Family Quality of Life: Focus on Deaf-Blindness

Services (e.g., educational, social, health programs) and social supports are very important for the well-being of families of youth with disabilities. Caregivers of youth with deaf-blindness (i.e., severe auditory and visual impairments) reported their families’ quality of available services and supports, of life, and of the partnership with youth’s primary provider. Relationships, especially high-quality relationships with primary providers, can greatly improve the well-being of families with youth with deaf-blindness.