盲聋指同时失明（或弱视）和失聪（或弱听），盲聋者对环境的理解与只是失明或失聪的人截然不同。

盲聋者的沟通方法视乎他们的健康状况、变成盲聋的年龄和得到的资源而异。一个在较迟时间失明的聋人会比较依赖手语，而一个在较迟时间失聪的盲人会使用说话或文本。沟通方法包括︰

多感官方法能提升盲聋者沟通技巧，这些方法能应用在发展迟缓的幼童、有学习困难的小童或老人痴呆症患者。

Deafblindness is the condition of little or no useful sight and little or no useful hearing. Educationally, individuals are considered to be deafblind when the combination of their hearing and sight loss causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that they require significant and unique adaptations in their educational programs. Helen Keller was one such individual.