News by Topic: Deaf Community

The Rochester Beacon speaks to Gerard Buckley, NTID president and RIT vice president and dean, about best practices that can prepare you in a crisis.

The Denver Post highlights the athletic career of Mia White '20 (management), defender on the U.S. Women's Deaf Soccer Team.

KMGH-TV talks to Mia White '20 (management) and her teammates about how they intend to inspire a new generation of deaf children in athletics.

EdTech talks to Ed Lucas, lecturer in the Department of Information and Computing Studies, about automatic speech recognition.

KMSP-TV selects Tracy Ivy '09 (secondary education for students who are deaf or hard of hearing) as a Top Teacher.

The Scholarly Kitchen speaks with Jordana Qi, access coordinator for Disability Services, about the need for accessibility in product design, particularly math software.

City Newspaper talks to NTID interpreters Kim Billyard and Terri Reisinger, Blake Nitko '14 (advertising and public relations), and Sara Blick-Nitko '17 (professional studies) about the pivotal role of performance interpreters in providing accessibility and inclusivity for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community at local music festivals.

At RIT, robots are learning to read the room—especially rooms with humans. Improved communication between robots and people is part of the human-centered philosophy that anchors much of RIT’s work in robotics.

Michael Rizzolo didn’t plan on learning American Sign Language when he came to RIT as a student, but he grew interested and eventually became an interpreter. Today, he is founder and CEO of the interpreting agency Interpretek.

Independent research projects can help cultivate critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Whether it’s late nights spent in a RIT lab or a field study in the mountains, research experiences can be a cutting-edge way for students to prepare for the future.

ScienceNews talks to Rain Bosworth, associate professor in the Department of Liberal Studies, about her research.