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    • On stage with Ozzy is a sign of the times for local woman 

      Walter, Eric (Gates Chili Post, 2005-10-06)
      Chili’s Susan Manley’s summer rocked as she interpreted for the deaf at concerts.
    • One family, four cochlear implants 

      McKenna, Janet (Hearing Loss Magazine, 2006-02-01)
      A Rochester, New York, family of four all received cochlear implants during one week in 2004. As “Deaf community” members, how do their experiences compare with those of other cochlear implant users? The Matchetts tell ...
    • Organization aims to remove communication barriers for deaf 

      Meyer, Karen (Chicago's ABC7 - TV, 2007-03-05)
      The demands for interpreting services for people who are deaf and hard of hearing continue to rise. There are a number of agencies in the Chicago area which provide communication services, but only one of them is owned by ...
    • PEN-International wins Computerworld award 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2006-05-14)
      The Postsecondary Education Network-International, a grant program based at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, a college of Rochester Institute of Technology, has been named a 2006 Education and Academia ...
    • Perseverance is key, NTID's Hurwitz tells deaf grads 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2004-06-18)
      Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz, vice president for Rochester Institute of Technology and dean of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, told deaf high school graduates that higher education and perseverance are critical to success.
    • Pittsford resident wins excellence in teaching award 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2001-06-12)
      On Sidney McQuay's wall is a framed, embroidered message, a 1984 gift from a former student's mother. It reads, "For his vast and always available supply of love, wisdom and patience, Sidney L. McQuay truly deserves the ...
    • Poetry in motion: The flying words project 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2008-01-24)
      Poetry readings aren’t always quaint recitals of rhyming text. And for the performance artist team of Peter Cook and Kenny Lerner, being in the same time zone isn’t even a requirement for them to practice together.
    • Portsmouth graduate finds college a mix of two worlds 

      Kumar, Anne (Newport Daily News, 2003-12-27)
    • Post-secondary education and employment 

      Aldersley, Stephen; Ashmore, D.; Schroedel, J.; Simon, J.; Clarcq, Jack; Walter, G.; Emerton, Greg; Foster, Susan; Gravitz, J.; Long, Gary; Snell, K.; Hurwitz, T. Alan; Weisel, A.; Parasnis, Ila; DeCaro, James; Savir, H.; Orlando, R.; Gramly, M.; Hoke, J.; Stinson, M.; Stuckless, R.; Anderson, C.; Boyd, B.; Brecklein, K.; Dietz, C.; Gibson-Harman, K.; Ishman, S. (National Technical Institute for the Deaf: Department of Educational Resources, 2000)
      What characteristics distinguish learners who are deaf or hard of hearing from their hearing classmates? What factors or conditions increase a deaf person's access to school and employment? What factors contribute to a ...
    • President of Ireland to visit RIT 

      Unknown author (Rochester Institute of Technology, 1999-04-01)
      Mary McAleese, eighth president of Ireland, will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters from RIT May 7 for work promoting peace and commitment to civil rights and the rights of the disabled. McAleese made history ...
    • Professor Donald Beil; NTID applied computer technology program, 1997 Eisenhart winner 

      Unknown author (Rochester Institute of Technology, 1997-05-01)
      Most good teachers probably can recall the moment when they decided on their chosen career. For Donald Beil, professor in NTID's Applied Computer Technology (ACT) program and 1997 Eisenhart Award winner, that "life altering" ...
    • Professor Donald Beil; NTID applied computer technology program, 1997 Eisenhart winner 

      Unknown author (Rochester Institute of Technology, 1997-05-01)
      Most good teachers probably can recall the moment when they decided on their chosen career. For Donald Beil, professor in NTID's Applied Computer Technology (ACT) program and 1997 Eisenhart Award winner, that "life altering" ...
    • Protesters vow to keep university barricaded 

      Mendoza, Moises (Los Angeles Times, 2006-10-13)
      Nearly 20 years ago, massive student and faculty protests at Gallaudet University led to the appointment of I. King Jordan as the first deaf president in the long history of the nation's only university for the deaf.
    • Provost's grants jump start projects 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2002-06-05)
      Rochester Institute of Technology has awarded Provost's Learning Innovations grants to two research projects related to improving learning for deaf students. Rico Peterson of the Department of American Sign Language and ...
    • Raising and educating a deaf child : A comprehensive guide to the choices, controversies, and decisions faced by parents and educators 

      Marschark, Marc (Rochester Institute of Technology, 1997-05-01)
      Anyone who has a deaf child, has taught one, worked with one, or been one understands the kinds of challenges involved in growing up deaf. Like parents of any child who has special needs, parents of a deaf child want ...
    • Raising and educating a deaf child: A comprehensive guide to the choices, controversies, and decisions faced by parents and educators 

      Marschark, Marc (Oxford University Press, 1997-05-01)
      Anyone who has a deaf child, has taught one, worked with one, or been one understands the kinds of challenges involved in growing up deaf. Like parents of any child who has special needs, parents of a deaf child want ...
    • Raising and educating deaf child: A comprehensive guide to the choices, controversies, and decisions faced by parents and educators 

      Marschark, Marc (Rochester Institute of Technology, 1997-05-01)
      Anyone who has a deaf child, has taught one, worked with one, or been one understands the kinds of challenges involved in growing up deaf.
    • Reading, writing, speech, and sign skills 

      Albertini, John; Shannon, N.; Berent, Gerald; Samar, V.; Kelly, Ronald; Berent, R.; Bochner, Joseph; Sacken, J.; Garrison, W.; Palmer, Lydia; MacKenzie, Douglas; Braveman, A.; Brown, Paula; Brewer, Laurie; Christie, Karen; Wilkins, D.; Marschark, Marc; Harris, M.; Schiavetti, N.; Whitehead, R.; Whitehead, B.; Metz, D.; D'Avonzo, S.; Graziano, T.; Moore, N.; Farrell, T.; Weglarski, A.; Sewall, A.; Farinella, K.; DeLeo, E. (National Technical Institute for the Deaf: Department of Educational Resources, 2000)
      What characteristics distinguish learners who are deaf or hard of hearing from their hearing classmates? What factors or conditions increase a deaf person's access to school and employment? What factors contribute to a ...
    • Remembering the deaf community during the hurricane 

      Maynard, Holly (TV 13 and 13WHAM.com, 2005-09-12)
      When Hurricane Katrina hit thousands of people were stranded and confused. Not just because communication systems broke down, but because they are deaf.