Database of Federally Funded Technical Assistance and Research Centers

National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC)

National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) offers products and services are deaf-centered, evidence-based, and developed in response to community needs.

NDC offers online courses, online gaming tools for youth, data reports, research summaries, evidence-based resources, webinars, and more. They also provide individualized consultation, training, and resources that help community members, organizations, and schools improve outcomes for deaf people in continuing education and training. 

Director(s): Carrie Lou Bloom, PhD., Co-Director, Tia Ivanko, MA, NIC, ADAC, Co-Director

Specialty Area

  • Postsecondary Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Primary Audience

  • Administrators
  • Families
  • School Counselors
  • School Districts
  • Schools
  • Teachers

Services

  • Consulting
  • Content Expertise
  • Research

Regions/States

National

All States

Level of Support

Additional Information

Regional Parent Technical Assistance Centers (RPTACs)

The Regional PTACs help OSEP’s funded network of Parent Centers address administrative/management challenges and increase their capacities to provide information and training to families of children with disabilities.  This resource takes you to the Center for Parent Information & Resources site where you can find more information about the four Regional Parent Technical Assistance Centers.

Some of the Technical Assistance (TA) Services RPTACs provide to Parent Centers include:

  • One-to-one consultations 
  • Training/Webinars 
  • Training for non-profit board training members 
  • Help with needs assessment 
  • Peer-to-peer mentoring 
  • TA using technology to enhance programs and services 
  • Regional meetings and conferences 
  • Site visits  
  • Non-profit management tools 
  • Newsletters  
  • Family- and Youth-centered service strategies
Director(s): Carolyn Hayer, Director

Specialty Area

  • Parents, Families, & Youth

Primary Audience

  • Administrators
  • State Education Agencies

Services

  • Consulting
  • Content Expertise

Regions/States

National

All States

Level of Support

General

Additional Information