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Deaf grads see jobs clearly NTID-trained workers are a good fit for Victor lens maker
(Democrat and Chronicle, 2003-12-08)The noise of machines grinding prescription lenses all day long might be annoying for some people, but Andy Casile and many of his co-workers at LensCrafters in Eastview Mall don’t mind it at all. -
Deaf man realizes dream of being cop
(Democrat and Chronicle, 2006-07-19)A familiar face on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus is pursuing his dream, one that makes him a rarity: becoming a police officer despite a hearing loss. -
Deaf Presenter Series features deaf actor
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 1998-05-01)Anthony Natale, the deaf actor who played the deaf son of the title character in the Oscar-winning movie "Mr. Holland's Opus," will be a featured speaker at NTID as part of NTID's Deaf Presenter Series, funded by the ... -
Deaf RIT student named to Alpha Sigma Lambda
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2000-04-01)Amy Storch, a third-year social work student from Howard Beach, New York, recently was named to Alpha Sigma Lambda in recognition of her collegiate grade point average (which met the criteria of being 3.4 or better) and ... -
Deaf RIT swimmer succeeds in NCAA competition
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2000-03-01)Tara Nesbitt, 18, of Oakville, Ontario, Canada, ended her first collegiate season with two top 20 finishes at the 2000 NCAA Division III Women's Swimming Championships. -
Deaf student elected at RIT
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2006-04-08)For the first time in its history, a deaf student has been elected president of Rochester Institute of Technology's student government. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sorkin, 24, a film/video and animation major at RIT, was elected ... -
Deaf student elected at RIT
(Democrat and Chronicle, 2006-04-28)For the first time in its history, a deaf student has been elected president of Rochester Institute of Technology's student government. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sorkin, 24, a film/video and animation major at RIT, was elected ... -
Deaf student poets to visit Japan
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2005-04-11)Last year, Sam Sepah, a deaf student from Rochester Institute of Technology, was thrilled when he learned that, as a winner of the Robert F. Panara Haiku/Tanka Competition, a video of him performing his Haiku would be ... -
Deaf student to attend school with his peers
(Kentucky.com/Lexington Herald Leader, 2005-08-03)When Erik Banks graduates from Scott County High, he will not only cross a bridge to his future, but also build a bridge to close the communication gap he experiences daily. -
Deaf students exhibiting an acute sense of calling
(Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-07-27)A school setting might be the last place many rising high school seniors would like to spend summer vacation, but more than 200 of them are doing just that at Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute ... -
Deaf students help RIT's concrete canoe team win
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 1998-05-01)Two deaf civil engineering technology students on RIT's concrete canoe team celebrated a victory this month. -
Deaf students present bust to Davila
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 1998-05-01)Deaf students led by Victor Medina, a film and video student from San Diego, California, raised funds to commission a life-sized bust of Dr. Robert Davila, vice president for NTID. They presented the prototype of the ... -
Deaf Tennessee student finds success at RIT/NTID
(Chattanooga Times Free Press, 2007-04-27)“Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.” —Publius Syrus. A couple of weeks ago, I received an e-mail from DaVonna Mason updating me on a story I had written about her daughter, Somer, 18 years ago. -
Deaf women establishing service for deaf victims of abuse
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 1998-06-01)Sharon Gutshall Haynes, SVP'76; Vicki Hurwitz, '93; Beth Ann Metlay, SVP'75, '80; Shirley Martina Moore-Reid, SVP'83; and Sharon Staehle are planning a new service, Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims (ASADV) of ... -
Deaf workers can be heard from at Lucent
(Chicago Tribune, 1999-11)When Gary Etkie started working at the former Bell Labs in 1981, he felt isolated. As the only deaf employee, he would go to the library at lunch because he had no one to communicate with. -
Deaf, advocates to convene here
(Democrat and Chronicle, 2007-03-30)Captioned television and movies, licensing for interpreters and emergency preparedness for the deaf are among the topics on the agenda for this weekend's conference of the Empire State Association of the Deaf. -
Deaf/hearing cultures focus of new program
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2002-01-15)As part of a federally-funded program, teachers and students from around the world gathered here at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to grapple with the ... -
Dean of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf to step down in 1998
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 1997-03-25)After twelve years as dean of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), James J. DeCaro, Ph.D., announced today that he will leave the deanship on June 30, 1998. -
Disabilities Act helps, but everyone has a role, too
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Documentary tells of overcoming obstacles
(UnionLeader.com, 2005-12-01)A documentary film crew trailed Jose Silva as he logged a Buick Riviera coupe into the lot of the Autosmith Car Company yesterday.