News by Topic: Deaf Community
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February 7, 2022
Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show to be first to feature ASL performers, on NBCSports.com and NBC Sports app
The NFL and the National Association of the Deaf announce that Deaf musician Sean Forbes ’08 (applied arts and sciences) will sign the Halftime Show with Deaf musician Warren “Wawa” Snipe.
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January 31, 2022
Garth Fagan Dance partnership opens with a spirited first act
RIT students are already benefitting from a new partnership with Garth Fagan Dance. RIT Performing Arts Scholars Program students are taking master classes and students are working on a semester-long arts management capstone project to deliver suggestions for the internationally known dance company to potentially implement.
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January 31, 2022
Performing artists take center stage at RIT
RIT is well on its way to developing the leading performing arts program in the nation for non-majors, attracting talented and creative students who can continue their passions for music, dance, theater, and other performing arts.
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January 31, 2022
Continuing down the path to greatness
When we drafted a new vision statement for RIT’s Strategic Plan in 2018, the realities of a global pandemic were only a hypothetical part of our crisis training and preparation. While the university continues to carefully navigate the challenge of COVID-19, we have simultaneously never taken our eye off the plan’s goals and objectives as we envision our future.
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January 31, 2022
RIT/NTID to offer certificate in Deaf interpreting
A non-credit Certificate in Deaf Interpreting (CIDI) will be offered by NTID in the 2022-2023 academic year. The 20-week program runs from September 2022 to April 2023 and trains Deaf professionals to interpret in a variety of discourses.
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January 29, 2022
Hitting the Books: The decades-long fight to bring live television to deaf audiences
Engadget discusses the history of closed captioning and the book Turn on the Words! Deaf Audiences, Captions, and the Long Struggle for Access, by NTID Professor Emeritus Harry G. Lang.
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January 28, 2022
Using dance to break down racial barriers
WROC-TV talks to Thomas Warfield, senior lecturer and director of dance in NTID's Department for Performing Arts.
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January 25, 2022
RIT/NTID to show virtual performances this weekend of ‘Angels in America’
The fall production of Angels in America: Millennium Approaches will be offered in streaming format this weekend. The streamed performances will include American Sign Language, spoken English, and captions.
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January 24, 2022
Resources, culture make Rochester a draw for many in deaf community
WXXI features NTID alumna Arlene Sankey and Richard Dirmyer, AVP of NTID's Institutional Analytics and Assessment.
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January 21, 2022
The influence of Rochester's deaf population
WXXI's "Ear Shot" podcast features NTID alumna Arlene Sankey and Richard Dirmyer, AVP of NTID's Institutional Analytics and Assessment. (Transcript not viewable in Firefox.)
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January 21, 2022
SignTasTic!, game show featuring sign language, filming in Pittsburgh
Trib Live features NTID alumnus Dan Cook, host of a new game show that features contestants learning American Sign Language.
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January 5, 2022
Registration open for RIT/NTID cybersecurity bootcamp
In partnership with RIT’s Global Cybersecurity Institute, NTID is offering a fully remote boot camp specifically designed for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. RIT and NTID have opened registrations for part-time (30 weeks) and full-time (15 weeks) blended bootcamps, combining deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing individuals in a fully accessible learning environment. Both programs begin Jan. 10.