The Clerc Center will facilitate the recognition that productive collaborations among organizations at the national level are essential in meeting the linguistic, educational, and social-emotional needs of children, (birth through high school) who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Objective 1Â (Years One and Two)
Increase the internal capacity of the Clerc Center professionals to identify and carry out activities that will promote meaningful dialogues to identify areas for potential partnerships among agencies at the national level that will foster/enhance the educational experiences of all deaf and hard of hearing children and their families.
The Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University is a federally funded center with exemplary elementary and secondary education programs for deaf and hard of hearing students and is tasked with developing and disseminating innovative curricula, instructional techniques, and products nationwide while providing information, training, and technical assistance for parents and professionals to meet the needs of deaf and hard of hearing students from birth to age 21.