PEPNet-Midwest Outreach Sites
PEPNet-Midwest includes a network of five Outreach Sites across the region. Each Outreach Site is staffed with professionals who have expertise in providing services to students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
What are the state clusters?
North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota
Beth Keller, Outreach Specialist
Hosted at St. Paul College, St. Paul, MN
Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin
Bambi Riehl , Outreach Specialist
Hosted at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma
Kaye Ellis and Rondalyn Reynolds, Outreach Specialists
Hosted at Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK
Indiana and Illinois
Heidi Adams, Outreach Specialist
Rockford Center for Sight and Hearing, Rockford, IL
What do PEPNet-Midwest 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.
