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This paper explores the unique impairment of deafblindness in the illustrative case of Beverley Lewis, by reviewing archived published and audio material about the life and circumstances of the death of this young woman, including media reports, parliamentary debates and commentaries. Whilst it appears that the implications of Beverley's deafblindness may have been ‘overshadowed’ in media reports and inquiries, the paper suggests that further lessons for practice can be learned from the case by focusing on this condition

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This page is a summary of: Deafblind and Neglected or Deafblindness Neglected? Revisiting the Case of Beverley Lewis, The British Journal of Social Work, May 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bct088.
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