News by Topic: Deaf Community
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April 16, 2024
Strong Museum hosts Deaf Day of Play
WHAM-TV talks to Danny Maffia, senior lecturer in NTID's Department of ASL and Interpreting Education and director of Interpreting, about the event.
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April 16, 2024
Strong Museums’ Deaf Day of Play highlights inclusivity for those hard of hearing
Spectrum News covers the Deaf Day of Play at the Strong National Museum of Play.
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April 16, 2024
Deaf Day of Play at Strong National Museum of Play
WHEC-TV talks to Joshua Sitte, student interpreter at RIT, during the Deaf Day of Play at the Strong National Museum of Play.
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April 16, 2024
RIT’s Expressive Communication Center students explore ableism in communication-focused settings
RIT's Expressive Communication Center delves into the challenges of ableism in communication education, presenting their findings at a national conference in Arizona. ECC students aim to foster dialogue on accessibility and inclusive communication practices, advocating for more inclusive assessment methods in higher education.
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April 15, 2024
Deaf Day of Play at Strong Museum fostered community engagement
WXXI talks to Keith Cagle, department chair, NTID Department of ASL and Interpreting Education, about the hands-on experience the event offered.
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April 11, 2024
Strong Museum is celebrating Rochester’s deaf community on Saturday
WHEC features the partnership between the museum and NTID.
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April 5, 2024
Spectrum testing virtual ASL interpreter program in Rochester stores. How does it work?
The Democrat and Chronicle features RIT student Trent Gobble in its coverage about new ASL Video Relay Services available at local Spectrum locations.
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March 29, 2024
RIT/NTID receives federal funding appropriation from 2024 Omnibus budget
RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf has received $92.5 million for fiscal year 2024, which is level funding from 2023, with NTID’s Regional STEM Center receiving $9.5 million, as it did in fiscal year 2023.
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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.