Certified Deafblind Intervenor Specialists (“CDBIS”) are highly trained professionals who work with individuals who are deafblind and those identified as having a dual sensory loss. The sector that they serve is comprised of people who are deafblind or living with dual sensory loss. CDBIS's are experts in providing auditory, visual, and tactile information to someone who is deafblind. In doing so, CDBIS provide access to information and afford opportunities for inclusion, skill development, empowerment, and independence. In collaboration with the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) this certification, has as its foundation, the several years of work created by agencies within the Province of Ontario, Canada in collaboration with the provincial government in the development of competencies for intervenors as part of the Intervenor Services Human Resources Strategy (ISHRS). The goal of that work was to establish quality standards of practice for intervenors and certification is the natural next step that will allow intervenors to demonstrate to employers and consumers that they have met those standards. The deafblind community was widely consulted in the development of the foundational standards in Ontario during the ISHRS initiative and individuals who are deafblind were also consulted on the Certification Criteria.