Artificial Intelligence at NTID

As the premier technological college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, situated at RIT, a leading technology university, NTID is focused on harnessing the power and potential of AI to advance teaching, learning, research, and more, in support of our mission to provide the education and opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing students that prepare them to live and work in the mainstream of a rapidly changing global community.

AI Task Force

The NTID AI Task Force brings together faculty, staff, alums, and external stakeholders to help shape the direction of NTID and the deaf and hard-of-hearing community in the AI space.

The task force convenes regularly to discuss the future of AI and make recommendations for how NTID can lead the way in application of AI for classroom tools, academic programming, research, and employment, and provide guidance on how AI impacts deaf and hard-of-hearing people.

Learn more about the task force

 AI Events

AI Update 2026: Where We Are, Where We’re Going, and How Education Should Respond 

 Monday, September 21, 2026, 12-1 p.m.

 CSD 1300/1310

Presented by Bakar Ali, Lecturer, Department of Business Studies, NTID

Artificial intelligence is advancing quickly and is already changing how we work, learn, and communicate. This presentation will provide a practical update on recent AI developments, where the technology is heading, and what these changes mean for higher education and the future workforce. We will also discuss the skills students will need to succeed and what faculty and staff can do now to better prepare them for an AI-driven workplace.

Interpreting services have been requested. 

Register here

For more information, contact Bakar Ali.

 

More AI-related Events  

Past Events

Machine Learning and Data

Wednesday, March 18

Led by Quintina Campbell, NTID Science and Mathematics Department faculty member.

Deep Learning and Agentic AI

Monday, March 30

Led by Chris Kurz, NTID Department of Deaf Education faculty member.

AI in Practice

Monday, April 20

Led by Bakar Ali, faculty member in the NTID Business Studies Department; Suryo Sahetapy, faculty member in the NTID Department of Deaf Education; and Joshua Butler, faculty member in the NTID Information and Computing Studies Department. 

AI Ethics and Integration

Thursday, May 7

Led by Hayden Orr, NTID student.

AI in Action: Empowering Teaching, Learning, Accessibility, and Futures 

May 11-12

This two-day symposium highlighted how artificial intelligence is being used across NTID to enhance teaching, learning, accessibility, research, and career preparation. Keynote presentations were made by Shireen Hafeez, founder of Deaf Kids Code, and Wayne Betts Jr., co-founder of Convo. The RIT President and Provost offered brief remarks.

Integrating AI Literacy Within Your Classes

Wednesday, August 26

Presented by Joan Naturale, NTID Librarian/DSA Liaison, RIT Libraries and Cindy Officer, Senior Lecturer, Liberal Studies, NTID.
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