News by Topic: Deaf Community
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March 22, 2024
Signed: How ASL Became A Language Of Resistance
The Embodied Podcast speaks to Joseph Hill, assistant dean of NTID Faculty Recruitment and Retention, about the research he and two other colleagues have conducted about BASL.
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March 13, 2024
African American English, Black ASL are stigmatized. Experts say they deserve recognition
The Democrat and Chronicle talks to Joseph Hill, assistant dean of NTID Faculty Recruitment and Retention, about the issue. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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February 27, 2024
Actor introduces audiences to the deaf world through performances using American Sign Language
WKMG-TV talks to Keith Banks, 2016 hospitality and tourism management alumnus, about the show.
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February 14, 2024
RIT receives diversity and inclusion award from National Institutes of Health
RIT has been announced as one of 10 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in Biomedical and Behavioral Research Prize Competition award winners.
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February 6, 2024
Former NTID student will sign the National Anthem at the Super Bowl
WROC-TV speaks to Daniel Durant, former NTID student, about signing the National Anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl.
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February 5, 2024
The Galapagos comes to life in new RIT Press book
For more than 30 years, Robert Rothman has led hundreds of RIT students on tours to the Galápagos Islands to observe the wildlife and landscape that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. Rothman’s A Paradise for Reptiles, an homage to the 19th century scientist, is an accessibly written guide for anyone interested in Darwin, the Galápagos, and reptiles in general.
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January 15, 2024
RIT offers mental health first aid training for students, faculty, and staff
A new training program for RIT students, faculty, and staff aims to bolster a campus-wide approach to supporting student mental health. Nearly 300 people have completed the Mental Health First Aid Training course last semester and have received certification from the National Council of Mental Wellbeing.
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December 13, 2023
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announces federal funding initiatives
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand visited RIT on Dec. 11 to deliver news on two federal funding initiatives: RIT’s Semiconductor Fabrication Lab and NTID.
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December 10, 2023
DK Metcalf’s sign language TD celebrations a ‘hot topic’ in Deaf community: ‘He has the swag with it’
The Athletic talks to Deaf musician Sean Forbes ’08 (applied arts and sciences); Kim Kurz, professor in the National Technical Institute for the Deaf; and Joseph Hill, assistant dean of NTID Faculty Recruitment and Retention, about Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf, who uses American Sign Language in touchdown celebrations. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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December 6, 2023
SHED serves new generation of makers, performers, and active learners
With its five extra-large classrooms, seven makerspaces, performing arts studios, and glass box theater, the $120 million SHED complex is made for a new generation of RIT students who see themselves as makers and doers, performers, and active learners.
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December 4, 2023
AstroDance II: Across the Universe
The inaugural production in the newest building on the RIT campus, AstroDance II: Across the Universe, premiered Dec. 1 to 3 and featured a variety of dance, aerial and circus arts, and augmented reality.
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November 27, 2023
NTID’s DeafTEC receives $1.6 million grant renewal
The DeafTEC program at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf has received a renewal grant for $1.6 million to continue its work serving as a resource for high schools and community colleges that educate deaf and hard-of-hearing students in STEM-related programs and for employers hiring deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.