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teleintervention; privacy and security considerations when using
teleintervention; licensing and state policies; evaluation of teleintervention
outcomes; reimbursement issues for teleintervention; and group
teleintervention. The resource guide can be found on the NCHAM website
at http://www.infanthearing.org/ti-guide/index.html.
Since teleintervention has been shown to be an effective method of
providing EI services to very young children and their families in the field of
DHH, a study was conducted through the University of Northern Colorado
to show that teleintervention could be used to provide EI services,
specifically orientation and mobility (O&M) support services, to very young
children with VI. A qualitative investigation using a multiple case approach
was used to explore O&M support services when they were delivered
through in-person consultations and via teleintervention for three families of
children with BVI currently receiving EI services. During the study, each
family received O&M support services from a certified orientation and
mobility specialist (COMS) two times a month (one in-person home visit
and one teleintervention home visit) in conjunction with each family's
teacher of students with VI who specializes in EI (EI-TSVI). The EI-TSVIs
facilitated the teleintervention home visits by handling and managing the
