This article reports on a study of intervention programs to increase the social integration of three children with deaf-blindness, aged 7–10. Although the number of socially integrated activities increased for each child, the children continued to have few consistent friends and acquaintances. The implications of these results for enhancing long-term social relationships of children with deaf-blindness are discussed.
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