News by Topic: Deaf Community

NPR's All Things Considered talks to NTID President Gerry Buckley and Sara Blick-Nitko '17 (professional studies) about the impact of losing federal grant funding.

Ellie Warren came to RIT with the goal of becoming trilingual. Now fluent in English, American Sign Language, and Spanish, her next stop is medical school.

Hannah DeFelice’s research at RIT focused on how to improve animal welfare. The same research now takes her to Cornell University this fall to pursue her doctoral degree in biogeochemistry, the study of how living things interact with the physical and chemical environment.

Spectrum News provides a peek at exhibits that will be on display at Imagine RIT on Saturday.

FOX Rochester highlights some of the exhibits coming up at Imagine RIT.

WHEC-TV showcases the innovation and creativity that will be on display at Imagine RIT on Saturday.

WROC-TV includes Imagine RIT on its list of things to do on Saturday.

Visit Rochester gives an overview of activities happening at Imagine RIT.

RIT’s School of Film and Animation has a growing reputation in Hollywood and has been recognized by the entertainment industry for its high-achieving alumni who graduate with expertise in cutting-edge technology.

The Rochester History journal's 21st-century makeover is turning heads and winning accolades and grant funding.

Using their knowledge from classroom instruction, NTID information and computing studies students built equipment and applied for funding, culminating in the launch of five state-of-the-art, deaf-friendly point-of-sale systems that use interactive monitors for easy ordering and delivery of food and beverages.

What began as an online study using surveys to assess cognitive reserve has since evolved into a full-scale, in-person research effort in RIT’s Neurobehavioral Lab.