National Consortium for Paraprofessional Training in Deafblindness
Roles and Responsibilities 
- Oversee all grant activities.
- Develop the three semester courses including practicum experience.
- Develop print and multimedia curriculum materials.
- Develop on-line components of coursework.
- Collaborate with Consortium members to accomplish grant objectives.
- Coordinate evaluation activities as directed by the external evaluator.
- Facilitate field-based experiences as appropriate in their state.
- Participate in recruitment efforts as appropriate.
- Collaborate on efforts to ensure that the coursework interfaces with their state paraprofessional standards.
- Support efforts related to dissemination of information, institutionalization, and replication.
- Document their experiences.
- Provide needed input into development and planning activities.
- Provide the link to their respective programs to ensure that the coursework is accepted for delivery.
- Identify an Instructor of Record.
- Conduct recruitment activities.
- Support implementation and evaluation of the three semester courses.
- Document their experiences.
DB-Link: the National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deafblind
- Support training activities with the provision of current, up-to-date materials.
- Support assignments and practicum experiences with topical information and resources for students and instructors as needed.
- Collaborate on any dissemination activities.
National Paraprofessional Consortium
- Provide leadership and guidance related to the national paraprofessional issues.
- Support each of the four sites as they work with their individual state systems.
- Facilitate Project presentation at their national conferences.
National Technical Assistance Consortium (NTAC)
- Support grant activities related to systems’ change.
Project Consultants
- Provide expertise and guidance to all grant activities