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100 1 |a Darrow, Elise N 
245 1 |a Interveners for Children Who Are Deafblind: The Parents' Perspective 
260 |b Gallaudet University Press  |c Winter 2025 
513 |a Feature 
520 3 |a Students with a visual impairment and a concurring hearing impairment are considered deafblind under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004. Deafblindness is not limited to students who are totally blind and profoundly deaf; rather, it ensures that when students have a visual impairment as well as a hearing impairment that impacts their learning, appropriate services are in place for them to receive an appropriate education in the school setting. In the United States, the deafblind intervener model has been implemented in some states, whereby the intervener acts as a communication bridge between the student who is deafblind and the student's teacher, peers, and other school community members. However, because the intervener model is not required by law, it has not been adopted in every school district where students who are deafblind attend, leaving these students and their families without the option of having an intervener. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore parents' perspectives when working with their child's deafblind intervener. Eight parents of children with deafblindness who have an intervener were interviewed about their experiences with their child's intervener. Findings from this study are presented, along with implications for practice and future research, to inform the field about the benefits associated with students who are deafblind having support from a deafblind intervener. Themes in the areas of awareness, access, and advocacy are highlighted. 
610 4 |a University of Northern Colorado 
651 4 |a United States--US 
653 |a Students 
653 |a Hearing disorders 
653 |a Student attitudes 
653 |a Classroom communication 
653 |a Parent-child relations 
653 |a Blindness 
653 |a Education 
653 |a Visual impairment 
653 |a Parent attitudes 
653 |a Deafblind 
653 |a Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1990-US 
653 |a School districts 
653 |a Deafness 
653 |a Hearing loss 
653 |a Parents & parenting 
653 |a Children 
653 |a Advocacy 
653 |a Teachers 
653 |a People with disabilities 
653 |a Schools 
653 |a Working parents 
653 |a Physical disabilities 
653 |a Federal Legislation 
653 |a Competence 
653 |a Pilot Projects 
653 |a Communication (Thought Transfer) 
653 |a Individualized Programs 
653 |a Individualized Instruction 
653 |a Young Children 
653 |a Special Education Teachers 
653 |a Hard of Hearing 
653 |a Deaf Blind 
653 |a Family (Sociological Unit) 
653 |a Individualized Education Programs 
653 |a Parents 
653 |a Exceptional Child Research 
653 |a Staff Role 
653 |a Teacher Education Programs 
653 |a Familiarity 
653 |a Childhood Needs 
653 |a Learning Modules 
653 |a Visual Impairments 
653 |a Educational Needs 
700 1 |a Wanek, Julianna C 
700 1 |a Correa-Torres, Silvia M 
773 0 |t American Annals of the Deaf  |g vol. 169, no. 5 (Winter 2025), p. 460-473 
786 0 |d ProQuest  |t Science Database 
856 4 1 |3 Citation/Abstract  |u https://www.proquest.com/docview/3232510453/abstract/embedded/H09TXR3UUZB2ISDL?source=fedsrch 
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856 4 0 |3 Full Text - PDF  |u https://www.proquest.com/docview/3232510453/fulltextPDF/embedded/H09TXR3UUZB2ISDL?source=fedsrch