PEPNet, your resource for advancing educational opportunities for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
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PEPNet resources www.PEPNet.org

Your key to helpful resources!

The PEPNet website can help you in many ways.

See if you fit any of the following categories:

  • A high school teacher looking for transition resources for students who are deaf or hard of hearing
  • A university disability service provider with a legal question
  • A parent searching for a list of postsecondary institutions that have a history of providing services to students who are deaf or hard of hearing
  • A rehabilitation counselor interested in more information or training about hearing loss
  • An interpreter or captionist searching for resources

We know most people do not have time to study the PEPNet website. There's more there than you might imagine. Here are just a few things you might have overlooked:

A Helpful Links page http://pdc.pepnet.org/Links.asp with resources ranging from American Sign Language and Audiology to Transition and Technology. This is continually updated.

PEPNet Dissemination Center http://pdc.pepnet.org/index.asp A collection of more than 100 products, most of which can be downloaded or printed directly from the site, or ordered online. Products range from Sign Language DVD's for specific topics and a series of career success stories for deaf students to a postsecondary ADA booklet. Most are free or of nominal cost.

PEPNet listserv Past Posts http://www.pepnet.org/reslistpast.asp The PEPNet listserv has more than 700 subscribers. The Past Posts are collections of hot topics, archived for your convenience. Current available topics include "Deaf Friendly Colleges" and "ESL Resources."

Archived Training Materials http://www.pepnet.org/sermat.asp PEPNet provides a variety of trainings and archives of the training materials online. You can access Power Points, audio files and transcripts from some trainings.

Online trainings or courses http://www.pepnet.org/training.asp PEPNet offers online training opportunities, including a course designed to enhance professionals' ability to understand and effectively provide services for individuals who are Deaf or hard of hearing: "Working With Individuals Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing" and "Vocational Services for People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing."

Just when you thought you knew about everything PEPNet offers, there are still more helpful surprises at www.pepnet.org