VIDBE-Q Volume 67 Issue 4
Summary: The majority of the respondents who replied "yes" to question #1
clearly describe the role of the intervener in positive terms, and affirm the benefit
of intervener services on their children.
3. Does your child have an intervener in the school or the home/community?
Yes - 54 (these respondents were directed to continue, skipping questions
11, 12, 13)
No - 53 (these respondents were directed to proceeded to question 11)
Summary: Of note, is the fact that of the107 parent respondents, approximately
half of their children have intervener services in the school, home, or community,
and approximately half of the children do not.
4. Does your child have an intervener for the deafblind in school and/or
home/community?
Only school – 28
Both school and home/community - 18
Only home/community - 8
Summary: While the majority of interveners are used in schools, a few states
have established home/community intervener programs. In other states, parents
have utilized outside funds to provide an intervener in their home/community. For
