Jane Sayer (right), president of the Canadian National Society of the Deaf-Blind, communicates with Dorine McNichol in her office in Winnipeg on Friday, Feb.25, 2005. Both women are deaf and blind. Sayer, who grew up with a hearing loss and then went blind, says gadgets like vibration devices that let her know when someone is at the door or the phone is ringing make a huge difference in her life and for others like her. (CP PHOTO/Marianne Helm)