From March 2006 - August 2007, PEN-International hosted a graduate student intern, Mr. Takuma Ohta, of Japan. The first six months of his internship/certificate program at NTID/RIT consisted of studying ASL, Deaf Culture and English as a second language. The second phase of his internship which ran from September 2006 through August 2007, Mr. Ohta was enrolled in a four-quarter sequence Independent Study course with Dr. Denise Kavin of PEN-International, where he learned about access and support services for deaf and hard of hearing in postsecondary education. At the conclusion of his 18-month stay at NTID/RIT, Mr. Ohta earned a Certification of Advanced Study.