PEPNet-Midwest
PEPNet Midwest was established at Saint Paul College — A Community & Technical College under a five year contract in October of 1996 by the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The purpose of PEPNet Midwest is to increase and improve postsecondary educational opportunities for individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the following thirteen midwestern states:
Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas |
Minnesota Michigan Missouri Nebraska |
North Dakota Ohio South Dakota Wisconsin. |
Oklahoma |
PEPNet Midwest provides technical assistance for postsecondary institutions to improve existing services or to establish new services for students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The center works primarily at an institutional level to increase the capacity of colleges, universities, and other postsecondary institutions to attract and serve Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.