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PEPNet Northeast/NETAC Northeast Technical Assistance Center - Notes - |
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5 PEPNet Perspectives |
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New Hampshire and Vermont - CAREER DAY, held February 2006, was a fun-filled and educational day for deaf and hard of hearing students. Vermont and New Hampshire NETAC sites provided a day of learning at the office of Northeast Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (NDHHS) in Concord, New Hampshire. Planners included NETAC, NDHHS and Manchester Deaf Program.
Workshop sessions included a Jeopardy game, lead by Vermont's David Krueger, where two teams had to answer questions related to life after high school. Teams were competitive and stretched to thinking about life after high school with questions on types of work, appropriate attitudes, behavior, or independent living issues such as getting an apartment and budgeting.
A high school group, led by Cynthia Sternfeld from New Jersey's Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf focused on how to self-advocate for services needed in educational or workplace settings. Students also participated in a "role reversal" activity led by Tom Downes, Counselor for the Manchester Deaf Program, with assistance from NH/VT professionals attending the conference. Students had to assist a "student" - played by an adult - in achieving the goals that he/she set for work or education after high school. This "hands on" activity helped students gain understanding about the resources available to assist them in achieving their goals post graduation.
The Middle School workshop, led by Cindi Sternfeld, provided an overview of accommodations that students may request to be successful.
CAREER DAY included a panel of deaf adults who reviewed their current jobs and shared issues that they dealt with in their work environments. The day ended with a panel of deaf and hard of hearing high school students on their own work experience for the benefit of middle school students.
Pennsylvania - hosted a successful transition event in May at Pennsylvania
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Training and Technical Assistance Network-Pittsburgh where students participated in role-plays of IEP meetings and scenarios for students who are college-bound, employment-bound or undecided.
New Jersey - The number of deaf teens and young adults with cochlear implants is growing in high schools and colleges. To effectively serve these students it is important to understand how cochlear implant technology works and its potential impact on postsecondary education. This year, over 170 students at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) have cochlear implants. On June 8th, Catherine Clark and Mary Karol Marchett, both from NTID, presented an update on cochlear implants and a description of key educational and clinical support services requested by cochlear implant users pursuing academic and employment opportunities. The event was hosted at the College of New Jersey.
The District of Columbia and Maryland -joined forces this June to cosponsor Sharon Downs' presentation on Project Adept (Assessment of Distance Education Pedagogy and Technology) for the Nation's Capital Area Disability Support Services (NCADSS) Coalition Conference. Sharon is the PEPNet Southern Region's State Outreach and Technical Assistance Coordinator at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Maryland - On April 24th the award winning Achieving Goals project was presented by Regina Kiperman-Kiselgof, NETAC Project Assistant, at Community Services for the Deaf in Frederick, Maryland. Achieving Goals is a series of videotapes which tell career stories of individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing. A companion website contains video clips and stories from hundreds of other individuals along with words of wisdom to inspire! A panel of individuals from Maryland also shared stories, insight, and experiences. The collaborative effort was co-sponsored by NETAC- MD, the Family Support and Resource Center and Community Services for the Deaf. Visit www.pepnetnortheast.rit.edu/goals |
