•NEW! The 2008 DiiT Workshop schedule is now online.•

• PEPNet-Northeast scholarships are available for residents of the Northeastern states •

The Deaf Initiative in Technology (DiiT) series of workshops provides computer, graphic communication, and business-based training workshops in sign language to deaf and hard-of-hearing adults. The DiiT project is housed at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology and supported by faculty in the Information and Computing Studies department, the Arts and Imaging Studies department, and the Business Studies department.

The rapid pace and complexity of technology puts increasing demands on companies, organizations, and professionals. To stay knowledgeable and competitive, deaf and hard-of-hearing professionals get up-to-the minute technical skills through DiiT workshops. Without the need for interpreters that most professional workshops require, workshop participants get the benefit of direct interaction with the instructors. DiiT offers workshops in Graphic Communications, Information Technology, and Business.

Over 496 deaf and hard-of-hearing professionals have attended over 66 different DiiT workshops over the last 7 years. The DiiT workshops we offer are unique because they are designed for and offered only to deaf and hard-of-hearing professionals.

We invite you to attend our DiiT workshops!