PEPNet-West Outreach Sites

PEPNet-West promotes professional growth for individuals working with people who are deaf or hard of hearing, offering consultation, training and resources in three broad categories:

• Technical Assistance and Dissemination,
• Information on Technology Utilization,
• Personnel Development.

We provide these services to:

• Two- and Four-Year Colleges,
• Universities,
• Vocational and Technical Training programs,
• Continuing Education Programs,
• Community Colleges,
• Adult Basic Education Programs and
• Secondary programs.

What are the state clusters?

Alaska, Arizona, Oregon, Washington
Heather Holmes, Outreach Specialist
Outreach site located at Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR

Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming
Cathy McLeod,Director
Outreach site located at California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA

Montana, Nevada, New Mexico
Mary Morrison, Associate Director
Outreach site located at Rural Institute at University of Montana, Missoula, MT

American Samoa, California, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
PEPNet-West Central Office
Outreach site located at California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA

What do PEPNet-West Outreach Sites do?

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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?

1. Increased access to postsecondary education with appropriate accommodations for students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.