News by Topic: Deaf Community

NHL.com speaks with Noah Blankenship '20 (MBA) about the importance of accessibility and inclusion in sports commentary.

Emma Kane, a third-year public policy major, has spent the past year working at the Deaf Health Laboratory, led by the mentors at the Deaf Health Care and Biomedical Sciences Hub (Deaf Hub) at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

Chris Soukup, a graduate student in the RIT Executive MBA program, is the CEO of Communication Service for the Deaf, a nonprofit organization that provides resources and services to benefit the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community in the employment sector.

CEOs, Chief Financial Officers, and Chief Technology Officers are among the 12 RIT alumni honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards for the 2024-2025 year.

NTID President Gerard Buckley, who made history as the first RIT/NTID alumnus to become president of the college, has announced his intention to step down in summer 2025 after leading the National Technical Institute for the Deaf for 15 years. His tenure as NTID president caps a career in higher education spanning more than 40 years.

Chemistry World speaks to Christina Goudreau Collison about making chemistry more accessible.

I Heart Emirates highlights a graduation project developed by a team from RIT Dubai.

Bob Mather will forever remember the summer of 1970. He was attending a visual performance in American Sign Language at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf and Sue Mozzer was signing.

FOX Rochester is joined by JW Guido, visiting assistant professor in NTID's Department of Performing Arts, and Serena Rush '24 (psychology) to highlight the upcoming performance of Peter & The Starcatcher.

Valerie Horn believes accessibility should be at the forefront of entrepreneurs’ minds when developing their businesses. This belief pushed her to co-found Zestability, a consultation firm that advocates for prioritizing accessibility and inclusive business practices.

WXXI News speaks to Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Communications Studies, about the GoodPhone Project, an initiative that repurposes pay phones into VoIP phones, providing essential phone services to people who cannot afford them.

Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to join in a day of conversation, panels, and presentations intended to offer the opportunity to engage in intentional and honest dialogue about diversity and inclusion topics.