Did you know there are opportunities to work directly with people who are deafblind or have combined hearing and vision loss? Minnesotans who are deafblind or have combined hearing and vision loss utilize the services of specially trained interveners and support service providers (SSP). These service providers offer children and adults who are deafblind access to their environments and skills to improve or maintain their independence. Minnesotans need more people to provide these services.

What is an intervener?

An intervener works one-to-one with a person who is deafblind or has combined hearing and vision loss to give them access to environmental information, assist with communication, teach language and concepts, improve skills and social-emotional wellbeing and help the person maximize their independence.

If you are interested in working as an intervener, training is offered by the Minnesota DeafBlind Project.

What is a support service provider?

A support service provider (SSP) works one-to-one with an adult who is deafblind or has combined hearing and vision loss to give them environmental information and assist with communication to support their independence.

You can learn more about becoming an SSP in our online training Support Service Provider 101.

If you are interested in meaningful work with people who are deafblind, you can visit Vision Loss Resources' website.