Save the Date – DeafMute Banquet on November 14
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![[ID: Flyer with top black banner, white text: Save the Date. Celebrate the 313th Birthday of Abbé de I‘Épée at NTID’s ninth DeafMute Banquet* Friday, November 14, 2025 5-8 p.m. in the Dyer Arts Center. Honoree's photo to the left of history about the banquet. For more information, contact Jeanne Behm at jsbnss@rit.edu. See previous DeafMute banquets from 2012-2019 at: RADSCC’s media. *History of the banquet. Light gray banner at the bottom with RIT/NTID ASL-Deaf Studies Community Center logo.]](/events/sites/rit.edu.events/files/styles/new_event_image/public/eventimages/save-date-deafmute-banquet-0.jpg?itok=Ae2uM3z2)
The RIT ASL and Deaf Studies Community Center will celebrate the 313th birthday of Abbé de I‘Épée during NTID’s ninth DeafMute Banquet 5-8 p.m. on Friday, November 14, 2025, in the Dyer Arts Center, LBJ Hall, on the RIT campus. I‘Épée, known as the “Father of the Deaf” in education, founded the first free school for deaf people in Paris, France.
Please mark your calendar and stay tuned for more information and details.
If you have questions, contact Jeanne Behm, RADSCC coordinator, at jsbnss@rit.edu. To learn more about the tradition of the DeafMute banquet, visit RADSCC’s media galleries.
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When and Where
Who
Open to the Public
Interpreter Requested?
Yes
Topics
deaf community
diversity
experiential learning