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At LI deaf-blind facility, a place to call home

One in a row of brown and beige look-alike buildings, Destiny Home appears as any other 1960s duplex in Port Washington. But inside, five residents are cocooned in an environment geared for people who are blind - or almost so - and deaf.

Deaf-blindness is an unusual disability that presents a number of challenges. There are mobility problems as a result of the blindness. It is more difficult...

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