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Ruthie Jordan, a filmmaker and alumna of RIT shared that a Deaf film fest will occur on April 16-20, 2024. The link is https://www.signlightff.org



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Check out this new Deaf videos platform which you can subscribe to. It is VSYN+. The URL is https://vsynplus.com



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RIT Libraries offers database subscriptions to many newspapers. However, most do not have images like the digital surrogates of print newspapers. You can check your public library to see if they have access to the digital version of a newspaper like the NY Times or the Washington Post. 



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This 2019 report compiles data re: Black Deaf Students achievement in postsecondary schools.



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There is a new free resource website by Kierstin Muroski called InterpNET. It has many resources sign language interpreters and Deaf people would be interested in. 



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Did you know that you can borrow journals and magazines for 7 days? We have older journal and magazine issues bound and they can be found using our journals finder. Type in the title of the journal or magazine to find the call number. Our journals and magazines are on the 1st floor.  For example, suppose you want Deaf Life magazine.



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Remy Glock, 2011 alumna and artist,  created a donation fund for Deaf Studies Archives in honor of her friend, a Deaf computer scientist, Dr. Brent Neil Shiver. She created a quote piece in memory of him to raise funds for this donation. 



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Taking Canadian Deaf Arts to the next level-July 31-August 4 at St. Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia



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Picture of  myASL technology tool services provided by https://idrt.com/index.php

This website has ASL tools one can subscribe to--it offers an ASL dictionary where you can search by sign shape, create ASL materials and quizzes, play games that reinforce ASL-English literacy, and read children's stories with ASL video translations and voiceover.



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 We have some exciting news for the community advisory board for our National Library of Medicine-funded project to improve health information access for people with sensory disabilities. We are currently hiring a research area specialist to help coordinate this project. The job posting is available on the University of Michigan’s jobs website. Please share it with your networks to people who may be qualified and interested.



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