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A complicated vocabulary and a lack of dedicated signs in American Sign Language makes Organic Chemistry a challenge for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Collison worked with interpreters to develop new ASL signs, leading to profound learning improvements for her students.

Hecker applied her hands-on academic learning through a real-world co-op, gaining production experience that directly supports her career goals. The combination of practical coursework and industry exposure transformed her knowledge into expertise—turning her from a thinker into a doer.

Roszkowski teaches graphic design, motion graphics, and web design in NTID’s Visual Communications Studies Department. For him, interacting with his students and watching them grow and be successful, creative individuals is the part of the job he loves most.

Ohl found the community, access, and hands‑on opportunities she needed at RIT. As an industrial design major, she has honed her skills to create purposeful solutions and is driven to design for a better world.