PEPNet-Northeast Outreach Sites
PEPNet-Northeast works with personnel in two- and four-year colleges, proprietary programs, secondary schools, vocational training programs, adult education programs, private and public community service agencies, consumer and professional organizations, state and national organizations, and other service providers.
What are the state clusters?
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington DC
Lori Hutchison, Outreach Specialist
New Jersey, Delaware
Josie Durkow, Outreach Specialist
Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont
Barbara Keefe, Outreach Specialist
Connecticut, New York, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands
Desiree Duda-Blumenthal, Outreach Specialist
Massachusetts, New Hampshire
Jane Nunes, Outreach Specialist
What do PEPNet-Northeast Outreach Sites do?
- Conduct personnel development training with secondary, postsecondary, vocational, and adult education professionals and support staff regarding transition and postsecondary educational services for students who are deaf.
- Establish technical assistance networks for secondary, postsecondary, vocational, and adult education professional and support staff who provide transitional and postsecondary educational services to students who are deaf.
- Demonstrate how technology can be used by postsecondary, vocational, and adult education professional and support staffs in providing access to and accommodations within programs for individuals who are deaf.
What will be the impact of these activities?
- Increased access to postsecondary education with appropriate accommodations for students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
- Increased resources for professionals and other stakeholders who work with students who are deaf and hard of hearing through local, state, regional, and national professional development activities and information dissemination.
- Increased use of technology to provide personnel development and technical assistance activities as well as an increased use of technology for student access to instruction.
- Increased collaboration and networking among state, regional, and national groups.
As a result, students who are deaf will have the opportunity to choose from a broader range of postsecondary education and training options with support from professionals who have a greater understanding and ability to provide appropriate accommodations and services.
