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Cluster: Diversity/Deaf Culture and Language

Programs in this learning cluster are designed to assist in building an awareness of different cultures and to address issues associated with working effectively in the unique RIT community. As students, faculty, and staff from all cultures and backgrounds choose RIT, updating and enhancing our diversity and leadership skills is vital to our innovative pace. Since, Deaf and hard-of-hearing students make up ten percent of RIT's student enrollment, the presence of the deaf community distinguishes RIT from any other university in the world.

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Safe Zone Training

Safe Zone offers the opportunity to build cultural competency with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) students, faculty and staff.

NTID Professional Development Group

The Center for Professional Development is a partner in providing professional development with NTID's Professional Development group. Together we seek to meet the needs of faculty and staff throughout RIT and NTID.

NTID Self Instruction Lab (SIL)

The NTID Self Instruction Lab (LBJ 3205) supports American Sign Language and spoken language skill development through individual practice. Our resources are useful for communication skills practice; auditory training for cochlear implant users; supplementing course materials; and preparing to take the Sign Communication Proficiency Interview. SIL resources can be an invaluable support to all RIT faculty, staff, and students who desire to improve expressive or receptive sign language skills or spoken language skills.

Special Group Instruction (SGI) at NTID

Special Group Instruction (SGI)is offered through the Faculty/Staff Sign Language Education Program (FSSLEP) in the Department of American Sign Language and Interpreting Education (ASLIE) at NTID. This program provides customized ASL training to meet the needs of your specialized environment. Through learning, practice and activities, your group will experience the opportunity to apply your new skills to help you effectively communicate with all of your RIT customers.

Human Resources Diversity Information

The Human Resources Diversity web page has been designed to provide you easy access to many of the key areas responsible for diversity initiatives here on campus. From this page you will be able to link to other sites and make contact with others within RIT who are working together to achieve our diversity goals and objectives.


Faculty and Staff Sign Language Education

The Faculty and Staff Sign Language Education Program (FSSLEP) offers an array of formal and informal sign language learning opportunities for the NTID/RIT faculty and staff. Opportunities include a comprehensive curriculum of formal sign language instruction for development of basic through advanced level skills and knowledge, experimental learning activities and consultation/instruction on strategies for application of sign language to the job function. Normal programmatic offerings are during the Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters.

Diversity Awareness: Where is my comfort zone?

Communities are becoming more diverse at work and at home. Employees need help in assessing their level of comfort with people who are different from themselves. The Diversity Awareness Workshop is designed to help people look honestly at themselves to identify general feelings of respect for and comfort with others, who are thought to be “different”. This session is the first step in building culture competence. The session helps participants assess the knowledge and pride for their own culture and race, as well as their comfort and respect for others.

Working Together - Deaf and Hearing Colleagues

Working Together: Deaf and Hearing Colleagues is an interactive, experiential workshop that fosters the sensitivity and skills for deaf, hard of hearing and hearing colleagues to work together successfully. This award-winning workshop is conducted by professionals from the NTID Center on Employment to increase deaf awareness and facilitate effective communication between deaf, hard of hearing and hearing employees of the RIT community.


RIT's Global Community: Learning about our International Students

This session will help you explore the diversity of our student population at RIT. You will learn the benefits of having a globally diverse student population and learn how to become more involved with them through communication and understanding.

RIT's Harassment & Discrimination Policy & Procedures

RIT has an institutional commitment to continually building a diverse work force and student body. One critical element of this commitment is our existing policy prohibiting harassment and discrimination. As an RIT employee and citizen of the campus community, it is essential that you have a clear understanding of both the policy and procedures regarding harassment and discrimination.




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