VIDBE-Q Volume 67 Issue 4
Sally Prouty,
Minnesota DeafBlind Project (retired),
sa.prouty@comcast.net
In August 2022, a parent survey was developed to capture the current state
of intervener practices through the eyes and experience of parents across the
United States. The intervener practice has increased, from several states embracing
interveners in the 1990's, to now, with OSEP having directed each state's
deafblind project to address the intervener practice. Parents are often the first to see
the results of an intervener with their child in school or the home/community, and
they are the ones who consistently see the long-term impact on their child.
Intervener services impact the whole family.
Purpose
The intent of this survey was to capture the level of awareness that parents
have about interveners, and how interveners can or have impacted their children.
The survey was not intended to measure the general public's level of
understanding of interveners.
Parent Survey and Vignettes
