The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) co-hosted, with The Nippon Foundation of Japan and PEN-International, an international symposium entitled, "Instructional Technology and Education of the Deaf: Supporting Learners, K-College" on the campus of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York. The primary goal of the Symposium was to provide a forum, for educators supporting deaf and hard-of-hearing students, to disseminate information relative to current and future innovations and developments in the use of educational media and technology within the teaching and learning process.

A total of 230 teachers, administrators, and technologists representing 17 countries attended the Symposium. The Symposium consisted of two plenary addresses, 44 concurrent presentations, 24 poster sessions, and eight commercial exhibits.

On Monday, June 27, 2005, Judith E. Heumann, Advisor, Disability and Development at The World Bank opened the Symposium as the first plenary speaker. On Wednesday morning, June 29, 2005, Markku Jokinen, President of the World Federation of the Deaf, addressed the Symposium as the concluding plenary speaker.

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