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February 6, 2026
How GoodPhone Project brings free pay phones to Rochester
Marketplace highlights the GoodPhone Project, speaking to Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Communications Studies.
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February 5, 2026
AI tool developed by NTID assists deaf students with English grammar
RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, with support from Google.org, has developed “Grammar Laboratory,” a learning tool that uses artificial intelligence to assist deaf students with English grammar.
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February 2, 2026
GoodPhone Project helps Rochesterians in need stay connected
Democrat and Chronicle speaks to Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Communications Studies, about the GoodPhone Project, an initiative aiming to bridge the communication gap for low-income individuals.
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January 29, 2026
In Rochester, pay phones are working again—and they’re free
Fast Company features the GoodPhone Project, speaking to Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Communications Studies.
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January 10, 2026
Free phones filling old payphone stands in city neighborhoods
WXXI reports on the GoodPhones Project, an initiative led by Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in NTID's Department of Visual Communications Studies.
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January 8, 2026
Project offers free phone calls from refurbished pay phones
Spectrum News speaks with Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in NTID's Department of Visual Communications Studies, about the GoodPhone Project initiative.
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January 6, 2026
The Good Phone Project adds more free payphones
Rochester Beacon interviews Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in NTID's Department of Visual Communications Studies, about the GoodPhone Project initiative.
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January 1, 2026
Rochester expands free phone access with GoodPhone project
WROC reports on the ribbon cutting for the GoodPhone Project, an initiative led by Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in NTID's Department of Visual Communications Studies.
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December 31, 2025
Good Phone Project expands its network in Rochester
WHEC reports on the GoodPhones Project, an initiative led by Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in NTID's Department of Visual Communications Studies.
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December 31, 2025
GoodPhone project unveils three new Rochester installations
13WHAM reports on the ribbon cutting for the GoodPhone Project, an initiative led by Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in NTID's Department of Visual Communications Studies.
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December 5, 2025
Deaf Santa Claus makes holiday magic more inclusive
WXXI highlights the documentary Deaf Santa Claus, which follows deaf Texan Charles Graves as he becomes Santa to bring holiday joy and inclusion to deaf children. The film is produced by Evan Winegard '99 (economics), '10 EMBA.
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December 4, 2025
RIT ‘star hunters’ use AI to uncover rare clues about the life and death of celestial bodies
RIT astrophysicist Jason Nordhaus is using AI and machine learning to hunt for star systems that will help us understand how stars live, die, and create gravitational waves.