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Modules are selfpaced, online trainings designed for professionals, open to eLearners and full members.
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These self-paced online learning modules cover the topics of transition, note taking, and learning about audio description.

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A teenager wearing a beanie with skull and crossbones and a hoodie with a skull, sitting at a desk and writing on a piece of paper. Caption: he couldn't read or write.

Still image from: Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired

Still image from: Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Woman with long blonde hair opens her mouth mid-speech. There is a computer monitor on the desk in the background. Caption. So relax and learn about yourself.

Title card over blurred background image reads, "Map it. What comes next."

Young man in a collared shirt and necktie holds up his palms out in front of him with an intense expression on his face. Title card reads, "Accommodations allow people equal access."

2 teenage boys sit facing 1 another. 1 boy holds both of his hands up with curved fingers in front of his face.

Young woman in a suit jacket uses sign language. 4 fingers on each hand extend out in front of her as she purses her lips. Title card reads, "Health sciences."

Teenage boy in a collared shirt and necktie uses sign language with finger pointing up to the side and his other hand in a loose fist below.

Young woman in a suit jacket purses her lips and uses sign language with pointer fingers held up. Title card reads, "Short term goals help you achieve your long term goals."

Man in a collared shirt stands uses sign language with 1 palm facing out at his chest and 1 hand moving down at his waist.

Young man in a collared shirt and necktie uses sign language with his palms facing 1 another as his pointer fingers and thumbs bend slightly.

Young man in a collared shirt and necktie holds up his palms out in front of him with an intense expression on his face. Title card reads, "Accommodations allow people equal access."

Woman in a suit uses sign language. Her mouth is open and her hands out, 1 over the other. Title card reads, "Know what you are good at doing. Know what you need to work on. Both of these can affect your career choices."

Teenage girl and teenage boy sit in a booth facing one another. The girl uses sign language while the boy looks at her with his chin resting on his hand.

Young man in a collared shirt and necktie uses sign language. He spreads the fingers on 1 hand out in front of his face as he furrows his brow.

Young man in a collared shirt signs with 1 palm facing up and his opposite ring finger resting on it.

Teenage boy and teenage girl sit in arm chairs next to one another. Boy gestures while girls looks toward him and smiles.

Young woman in a suit jacket looks toward camera with concerned expression as she uses sign language. Her fist is out in front of her chin. Title card reads, "Know yourself."

Young woman in a suit jacket uses sign language with her mouth open. Her hands are rounded and facing each other as if holding a small ball.

Teenage boy smiles broadly as he looks at a teenage girl who gestures toward him from the edge of the frame.

Teenage girl with confused expression looks toward the cropped figure of a teenage boy in a school setting.

Young woman in a suit jacket lifts 1 hand chest height as she parts lips. Title card reads, "S. M. A. R. T. S equals specific. M equals measurable."

Young man in a collared shirt and necktie uses sign language with pointer fingers directed toward his face and his mouth open. Inset of another young man looks towards him with pursed lips. Title card reads, "Self-determination. Self-advocacy."

Inset of a young man signing with 1 hand in a fist and his thumb tucked between his fingers. The pointer finger on the other hand touches his wrist. Title card reads, "S. M. A. R. T. S equals specific. M equals measurable."

Young man in a collared shirt smiles, tilts his head slightly, and holds 1 fist up at his chest.

Young woman with a concerned expression on her face sits at an outdoor table and gestures toward a person sitting across from her.

Teenage girl and teenage boy sit in arm chairs next to one another. The girl uses sign language with both hands while the boy rests his chin on his hand and looks at her.

Teenage girl and teenage boy sit at a booth across from 1 another. The girl rests her elbows on the table and looks toward the boy who holds his fingers at his lips as the other hand rests on the tabletop. Text above the table reads, "Buffet."

Closeup of a young man with short, dark, curly hair wearing a yellow and black plaid shirt in front of a tan background. Caption. Do you think you could explain to us the process of writing?

Crowd of people walks along a partially shaded campus path with large trees and a flag along the side. A building appears in the background. Caption. Around about 35,000 of those students are undergraduate students.

Closeup of a woman with long dark hair wearing a white coat and a stethoscope around her neck as she sits and talks in an examination room. Caption. And then we watch the interviews with our faculty advisor.

Woman with brown curly hair wears a red collared shirt and sits in a beige chair in a small room, with a larger room with lots of tables and chairs visible through an open door. Caption. You're a career planner. How would you help me?

Teenage girl sits at a desk and looks at an open laptop while a woman standing beside her looks down at the laptop screen.

Still image from: Taxonomy for Transition Programming Webinar Series by Pepnet 2: Family Involvement With Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children

Still image from: Taxonomy for Transition Programming Webinar Series by Pepnet 2: Family Involvement--First-Hand Experiences

Still image from: Taxonomy for Transition Programming Webinar Series by Pepnet 2: Institutional Readiness--Research Perspectives

Still image from: Taxonomy for Transition Programming Webinar Series by Pepnet 2: Introduction to Effective Transition

Still image from: Taxonomy for Transition Programming Webinar Series by Pepnet 2: Student Development Strategies for Comprehensive Planning and Successful Outcomes

Still image from: Taxonomy for Transition Programming Webinar Series by Pepnet 2: Student-Focused Planning--First-Hand Experiences

Still image from: Taxonomy for Transition Programming Webinar Series by Pepnet 2: Transition Success for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students