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Jamaal Brown

Deaf Day of Play

Students from NTID’s Department of American Sign Language and Interpreting Education provided sign language interpreting throughout a Deaf Day of Play event at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester. Several RIT/NTID ASLIE alumni attended the event on Sunday, March 5, to celebrate Deaf Awareness Month. Danny Maffia, ASLIE alumnus and interpreting program director, said the event provided interpreting students the opportunity to get real-world interpreting practice, and it provided the Deaf community a more accessible experience at the museum. 

Deaf Day of Play at The Strong Museum of Play
Danny Maffia interviewed by a local TV news outlet during the event.
Sarah Gordon (left), 2007 RIT/NTID alumna and dean of students at Rochester School for the Deaf, hosted a table at the event to promote Deaf awareness.
Brain Haak, 2012 ASLIE alumnus and event manager in NTID Office External Affairs, chatted with RIT/NTID students during the event.
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