News by Topic: Deaf Community
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August 6, 2025
Aug. 5 might be one of the shortest days of the year: Here's why
Jason Nordhaus, associate professor in the Department of Science and Mathematics, talks to Good Morning America about changes in Earth's rotation rates.
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July 29, 2025
ASL interpreter goes viral during a performance of 'Hamilton'
ABC News speaks to ASL Interpreter Shiann Cook '21 (university studies) about her performance of Hamilton at an Ohio theater.
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July 14, 2025
ROC airport becomes more accessible for travelers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
WXXI talks with Charles McFadden, executive director of NTID Pre-College Programs, about a new app that allows deaf and hard-of-hearing users to communicate at key points of travel.
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July 11, 2025
‘This is what progress looks like’: New program aims to increase ASL access at ROC airport
WROC-TV speaks to Charles McFadden, executive director of NTID Pre-College Programs, about meeting the needs of those who require more accessible travel.
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July 10, 2025
Montana expands training for educational interpreters
KTVQ-TV discusses the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind's new partnership with RIT's NTID that will prepare educational interpreters to better serve students in STEM, where specialized skills in vocabulary and visual setup are necessary.
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July 9, 2025
RIT’s NTID appoints Caroline Solomon, deaf scientist and educator, as first woman president
WHEC-TV profiles Caroline Solomon, the next president of NTID.
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July 9, 2025
RIT’s NTID names first woman president
Rochester Business Journal covers the announcement of NTID's next president, Caroline Solomon.
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July 9, 2025
Solomon selected to serve as next National Technical Institute for the Deaf president
WXXI reports on incoming NTID President Caroline Solomon.
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July 8, 2025
Caroline M. Solomon named president of RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf
The dean of faculty at Gallaudet University will begin her tenure at RIT/NTID on Aug. 18. Solomon will become the first woman to lead the college in its nearly 60-year history.
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June 6, 2025
Interpreter Richard “Smitty” Smith to retire after 46 years at NTID
Interpreter Richard “Smitty” Smith will retire after 46 years at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
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June 4, 2025
Summer construction projects underway at RIT
The campus may seem quiet, but RIT Facilities Management Services is in high gear, racing to complete over 100 construction projects before students return in late August.
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May 26, 2025
We used AI for retirement planning advice and were surprised by what we found
Market Watch talks with James Mallory, professor at NTID, about how people could use artificial intelligence to handle complex financial calculations that previously required extensive spreadsheet work.