Guest guest Posted June 4, 1999 Report Share Posted June 4, 1999 Hi! Does anyone know if an intervenor could be listed as an accomodation? 's IEPC is Tues at 8:00 a.m. and if an intervenor is an accomodation, we will have a better chance of getting one for him. It makes sense to us that it could be an accomodation-just like someone in a wheelchair needs a ramp rather than stairs, a deaf-blind person needs someone to help them access information and communication. Thanks! Cheryl, , (5), (3, CHaRGE) MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 1999 Report Share Posted June 9, 1999 Re: intervenors Hi: There is a very vital distinction here between the term and the role of an interpreter and an intervenor. In Ontario, an intervenor is used when the child is assessed by a deafblind specialist and determinations are made whether: Does vision compensate for the lack of hearing; or does hearing compensate for the lack of vision to enable the child to gain non-distorted information from the environment. The numbers given for the legal definition of " visually impaired " or " hearing impaired " do not necessarily matter to determine if one needs an intervenor. The only acceptable question is how is this child gaining information about the environment? Is the information only partial? Are key concepts about the environment being missed? The other aspect to determine if an intervenor is needed is to assess if the child is integrating the senses. This should include all the senses, ie. tactile/ vestibular/vision/hearing, etc...Often tactile defensiveness, and other signs of sensory integration problems means that information coming in will be limited or distorted in some way or the child will receive partial information. An intervenor works 1+1 with the child to help the child gain the information, sometimes hand over hand. They help bring to the child all auditory, visual, tactile, information to help the child understand his experiences. With the gaining of concepts about the world the child learns how he can create effects upon the world and communicate and interact with it. Ann Gloyn, D.B. Specialist Teacher, Canada > > > Laurie wrote: > I'm a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing and have posted > just a few messages here, but love keeping up with the list > and reading all the wonderful ideas and progress that is made!! > Anyway, I wanted to respond about intervenors on the IEP. > If they will be acting as an interpreter, then the school district > must provide it and it should go under accomodations, stating > that this > erson will be with the student during all school hours > (or whatever the hours will be) and it should also be listed under > related services as a communication facilitator, including the > number of mi > utes they will work. Have you already found > one that will work with ? > > Hi Laurie! > If is in a total communication (TC) preschool classroom > or an auditory/oral preschool classroom would an interpretor be > considered necessary OR is an interpretor an accomodation for > mainstreamed kids? It is my understanding that an intervenor helps > the child to access visual and auditory information while an > interpretor helps the child to access communication (auditory or > sign), but not visual information. > Thanks for your help! > Cheryl, , (5), (3, CHaRGE) > MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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