Intervenor for Deaf-Blind Persons

Disc 1 features Theresa Smith, a sighted-hearing interpreter for the deaf blind presents basic issues for the consideration of those people who are thinking of becoming an interpreter. Topics include getting to know the community, differences between interpreting for the deaf and for the deaf-blind, guiding, styles, and setting personal limits on services; Disc 2 offers two presentations of a forty-five minute conversation. The first presentation is a full-screen, edited version; second presentation is a split screen version. Topics include perceptions and experiences of the deaf-blind participants and interpreters, communication frustrations and communication needs.

A dramatization of the story about the struggle of a Boston teacher, Annie Sullivan, to communicate with and teach the deaf, blind, and mute child, Helen Keller.

It's estimated that 1.2 million Americans are both deaf and visually impaired. Dealing with this dual sensory loss can be challenging at the very least and devastating at its worst, causing profound isolation and loneliness. Support service providers can make a huge difference in improving the quality of lives for individuals who are deaf-blind. This informative and engaging documentary chronicles travels with the Deaf-Blind Explorers - vividly portraying how support service providers work with deaf-blind individuals, whether they're on a bus, a whale watching excursion, a tour through a rainforest, or on a thrilling dog-sled ride. Personal testimonials by Donna Ragland of Morrison, Colorado, and other deaf-blind travelers, describe the value of support service providers : how their services enable them to access the world around them, participate in their communities, and maintain and enjoy an active life.