[blindkid] Interveners

[Brandy Wojcik]

Yes because if he uses a picture exchange system or some other system a
person can help with this. It wouldn't be quite the same, but could be
helpful.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bernadette
Jacobs
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:35 AM
To: Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Interveners

Good Morning:

Thanks for the INFO Brandi.  Makes perfect sense to me.  I actually wonder
if something like that could be used for a non-verbal child.
Although, we're hoping that David will not be verbal for too much longer.
He's working so hard, Bless his little woo heart!

Bernie

On 10/18/12, Emily <elgibbs at gmail.com> wrote:
> An intervener is thought to be the mediary between a deafblind student 
> and the world.  Their responsibility is to bring the world to a 
> deafblind student and help them understand what is going on.  TSBVI 
> does do a lot of work with interveners and provides a lot of training 
> on this topic.  Here is a good article to get you started.
>
> http://www.tsbvi.edu/materials-on-deafblindness/1886-interveners-for-s
> tudents
-with-deafblindness-in-texas
>
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 7:45 AM, Brandy Wojcik
> <ballstobooks at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> The Texas school for the blind outreach department does a lot with this.
>>  An
>> intervener is a person who helps a deaf blind child communicate with 
>> the outside world.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindkid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Bernadette Jacobs
>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:52 AM
>> To: Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Interveners
>>
>> I hope you can forgive me for this, but what, pray tell, is an 
>> "interveener?"  I've never heard that term used before.
>>
>> Bernie
>>
>> On 10/16/12, Liz Maberry <lizmaberry at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello there,
>> >
>> > Does anyone on this list have experience in working with an 
>> > intervener for your child?  If so, would you mind sharing with me 
>> > how your experience was and how you were able to find and work with 
>> > them?  My son is blind and has a hearing loss and we are exploring 
>> > this as an option for encouraging communication.
>> >
>> > Thanks so much!
>> > Liz Maberry
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