VIDBE-Q Volume 67 Issue 4
service must be provided at public expense and at no cost to the parents. 20 U.S.C.
§1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(IV) and §1401(9)" (U.S. Department of Education, 2018).
Most recently, NCDB published a webpage called Tools to Employ and
Support Interveners, with factsheets and links to information for educators and
families. Topics include the roles and responsibilities of interveners, the teacher's
role with an intervener, and intervener training and certification. Additionally,
NCDB's Interveners and Qualified Personnel Initiative webpage includes links to
extensive resources, such as current training for interveners and certification
options.
All of these products are freely available on NCDB's website and widely
disseminated via email and social media and during presentations, training, and
consultations (see Table 2 for direct links to each product).
Highlighting State Deaf-Blind Project Activities
Under IDEA, OSEP funds state deaf-blind projects to improve services and
outcomes for children who are deaf-blind. Over the years, NCDB has highlighted
the exciting work the state projects have accomplished to achieve systemic change
related to intervener services with the support and grassroots efforts of families.
For example, state legislatures now officially recognize interveners in Illinois,
Minnesota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin (NCDB, n.d.-a). Other
