Welcome Veterans!
Thank you for your service to our country and your efforts in making the world a better place for all of us. We honor your sacrifice and dedication.
You’ve come back home with a new perspective on the world and on your future. You know there will be challenges, and you’ve faced challenges before, but now the question is: how will you be successful?
The key to success is a good education, and the best education is one designed especially for you. That’s what you’ll find at Rochester Institute of Technology. As a veteran with hearing loss, you may require additional services to help you succeed. RIT is uniquely qualified to provide you with access to the best educational opportunities. RIT is home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and for more than 40 years has been a worldwide model for innovation in educating men and women with hearing loss. You’ll find audiological services right here on campus, along with note taking, captioning and other classroom technologies that will help you to succeed.
Like you, we believe in putting your education to good use. RIT/NTID’s Center on Employment provides you with real workplace experiences that help you develop job-ready skills in your chosen field.
RIT is Committed to Veterans and Servicemembers
Because of our efforts to serve the educational needs of veterans, servicemembers and their families, Rochester Institute of Technology has earned two distinctions: we are a designated Yellow Ribbon and Servicemembers Opportunity Consortium college. RIT is proud of our commitment to those who have served our country.
We have compiled a resource list to help you navigate the many organizations designed for veterans and their families.
RIT/NTID Partnerships Benefit Veterans
As part of our commitment to helping veterans and their families, RIT/NTID is partnering with a number of organizations who also are ready to assist you. The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is the nation’s foremost membership and advocacy organization for people with hearing loss. HLAA provides information on all aspects of hearing loss including hearing aids, assistive technology, and coping strategies. HLAA would like to show its support of veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom by offering a free one-year membership as well as a free registration to HLAA’s Convention 2009, held June 18-21 in Nashville, Tenn. For more information about registering for the convention, contact Nancy Macklin, Director of Events. For more information about a free one-year membership, contact the Membership Department.
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Rochester Institute of Technology was recently named to the 2010 Military Friendly Schools List, a list that honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools in the United States that recruit students with military experience and provide academic programs and integral support systems for veterans.
Deployed service members are exposed to many dangers while in combat zones. Many troops do not use hearing protection while out on missions, because they feel that the hearing protection affects their ability to do their job and complete their missions.
RIT/NTID has established the Military Veterans with Hearing Loss Project. Veterans can earn bachelor or graduate-level degrees at RIT with access services from NTID.