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Award

The Deaf Initiative in Information Technology (DIIT) was awarded the “Outstanding Community Service Award” by the Rochester Black Deaf Advocates (RBDA) on October 2, 2004 at their Annual Black Tie Gala. In presenting the award, (the project was) praised ... in part as follows:

Perhaps (what) warms the heart most – and certainly (what) we celebrate today – is that ... DIIT has taken the time to reach-out to underserved and underrepresented [Black] deaf/hard-of-hearing individuals.  Among other things, DIIT has:

  • Co-sponsored several RBDA Information Technology workshops and programs.
  • Advertised DIIT workshops through the National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA) website and publications.
  • Presented papers at NBDA conferences.
  • Worked to extend the benefits of sponsored IT workshops to other “BDA” Chapters.>