ERIC Number: ED508537
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 12
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Perspectives. Fall 2009
PEPNet
PEPNet's "Perspectives" is the collaborative newsletter of the four PEPNet regional centers. This newsletter combines each centers' individual strengths into a single resource that can be used on a national level. PEPNet's mission is to improve transition services and educational access for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, including those with co-occurring disabilities, thus enhancing educational opportunities. Articles in this issue are: (1) Web Tool Locates Needed Resources (submitted by the PEPNet Resource Search Workgroup); (2) Family Center on Technology and Disability (Ana Maria Gutierrez); (3) PEPNet Launches New Web-based RKit; (4) Transition Summit Highlights Partnerships (Greta Palmberg); (5) Persons Considered Low Functioning Deaf (Anne Levy); (6) New FAQs from PEPNet's Website; (7) PEPNet Offers DVD on ADA in ASL with Voiceover; (8) Pilot Program Enhances Notetaking Accommodations (Tia Ivanko and Maria Bohn); and (9) How Do We Improve Test Equity? PEPNet Has Some of the Answers (submitted by the PEPNet Test Equity Workgroup).
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Disabilities, Access to Education, Newsletters, Assistive Technology, Navigation (Information Systems), Web Sites, Conferences (Gatherings), Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Transitional Programs, Educational Resources, Partnerships in Education
PEPNet. Available from: PEPNet-South, Center on Deafness, University of Tennessee, Bailey Education Complex A239, 1122 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37996. Tel: 865-974-0607; Fax: 865-974-3522; e-mail: pepnetsouth@pepnet.org; Web site: http://www.pepnet.org
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serial
Education Level: Adult Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
Authoring Institution: PEPNet
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A