News Press Releases (NTID): Recent submissions
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NTID names Center on Employment Associate Director
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2005-01-25)The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), has named John Macko associate director of its Center on Employment (NCE). -
"Windows of the Soul" premieres at NTID
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2006-01-24)"Windows of the Soul,” a compilation of stories, folklore, and poems about the deaf experience, will be performed at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, a college of Rochester Institute of Technology, Jan. 26 ... -
RIT now offers bachelor's in interpreting
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2002-01-22)Addressing the nation's critical shortage of skilled interpreters, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology now offers a Bachelor of Science degree in American Sign Language-English ... -
CBS sunday morning: Sign city --part two
(CBS Worldwide Inc., 2002-01)By his second birthday, Scott Matchett was learning sign language the way other toddlers learn baby talk. American Sign Language is the language of the world into which he was born. -
Flying Words to perform at NTID
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2005-01-19)The widely known Flying Words Project will perform a free show at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, in the Robert F. Panara Theater, located in the Lyndon Baines Johnson building of the National Technical Institute for the ... -
New book by NTID's Porter offers help with academic success of individual learners
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2003-01-28)In order to fulfill higher education's promise, undergraduate teachers must establish and act on the ideal of supporting the academic success of each and every student by becoming more skilled in individualizing instruction. -
High tech master's degree for free
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2005-01-18)Deaf or hard-of-hearing college graduates with a bachelor’s degree are invited to apply to the Professional Fellowship Program at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college of Rochester Institute of ... -
New writing contest for high schoolers with hearing loss
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2006-01-17)High school students in 10th and 11th grade with hearing loss can participate in The SpiRIT Writing Contest, recently announced by Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and get a ... -
Eight appointed to NTID Advisory Board
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2005-01-28)Eight new people have been appointed to the National Advisory Group for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). -
New science contest for students with hearing loss
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2006-01-16)Students with hearing loss in grades six through 11 can compete in Rochester Institute of Technology’s new National Science Fair for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students and win cash awards of up to $500. -
NTID student development educators make things happen
(1998-01-01)NTID's Student Life Team is a student-focused department with faculty and staff members and student employees from diverse cultures. It offers a variety of programs and services to NTID and RIT students that encourage ... -
Applauding students who earned GPAs of 4.0 fall quarter at NTID and RIT
(1998-01-01)Applauding Students Who Earned GPAs of 4.0 Fall Quarter at NTID and RIT 4.0 GPAs: Nearly 30 NTID students earned a grade point average of 4.0 for the fall 1997 quarter at RIT. "Students who earn a 4.0 achieve an incredible ... -
Where sign language is far from foreign
(New York Times, 2006-12-25)Tucked in the western part of New York, Rochester is home to the nation’s largest deaf population per capita, with about 90,000 people who are deaf or hard of hearing living among the metropolitan area’s 700,000 residents. ... -
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 ... -
Raising and educating a deaf child: A comprehensive guide to the choices, controversies, and decisions faced by parents and educators
(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 ... -
NTID lands $400K grant
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2006-01-14)The National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Steppingstones of Technology Innovation for Students with ... -
Academic praises deaf education
(TVNZ - New Zealand, 2006-01-13)A conference on teaching deaf and hearing impaired children has been told New Zealand is a world leader in the field. -
Protesters vow to keep university barricaded
(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. -
For some young patients, implants work wonders
(The News Journal, New Castle, Delaware, 2003-11-30)A cochlear implant opened up the world of background noise to 9-year-old Travis Costello, replacing silence with sounds of running water, computer fans and rushing wind. -
NTID and IRS benefit deaf entrepreneurs
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2005-01-11)The Business Careers Department at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Division of Taxpayer ...