News by Topic: Deaf Community

The Mind Hears profiles NTID President Caroline Solomon.

WXXI speaks to Erin Finton, lecturer in NTID's Department of Liberal Studies, about how the tool bridges the gap between spoken English and ASL.

Heavy speaks to Fred Beam, alumnus and former director of Sunshine 2.0, about signing the National Anthem at the 2026 Super Bowl.

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.

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.

RIT is teaming up with Gallaudet University to prepare the next generation of artificial intelligence researchers and practitioners who will develop AI for everyone.

WHEC-TV speaks to Elizabeth Ayers, senior lecturer in NTID's Department of Science and Mathematics, about deaf and hard-of-hearing people having their own tailored experience at the museum on Deaf Culture Day.

Researchers will soon use eye-tracking to show how deafness impacts vocabulary knowledge and reading as well as how deaf and hard-of-hearing children, who have historically shown lower than average reading outcomes, develop into highly skilled readers.

WHEC-TV highlights NTID's Deaf and hard-of-hearing career fair, which was hosted on Thursday, Oct. 16. 

Spectrum News talks to Tiffany Panko, executive director for NTID's Deaf Health Care and Biomedical Science Hub; Elizabeth Ayers, senior lecturer in the Department of Science and Mathematics; and Christopher Knigga, director of Facilities Services and Sustainability, about making AED's more accessible.

WGRZ-TV speaks to Mark Sommer, senior director for NTID's Regional STEM Center, about the inclusive events.

WHAM-TV features photos from the inauguration of NTID President Caroline Solomon.