The article reveals the problem of the formation of social and social-environmental skills in children and adults with simultaneous visual and hearing impairments. An analysis was made of the formation of these skills based on the results of a survey and observation of children aged 7 to 16 years and adults with this nosology. In the course of the study, factors were identified that influence the formation of various social and social skills in adults and children with simultaneous hearing and vision impairment.