People with deaf-blindness have both hearing and visual impairments. Some deaf-blind people have profound blindness and deafness, while others can use their hearing and vision to varying extents.

Yet what if you’re deaf-blind and without human assistance? This is where a new robotic system could conceivably fill in. The Tatum T1 in use, with a more human-like skin covering the robot.

Braille is one of the happiest dogs you’ll ever meet. The two-year-old Australian Shepherd was born fully blind and deaf as the result of merle-to-merle breeding, but it hasn’t stopped him.