News Press Releases (NTID): Recent submissions
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Extra steps needed to try deaf suspect
(Argus Leader, 2006-10-07)A judicial system that relies on the weight of every word must now ensure it translates smoothly to deaf culture as a Sioux Falls deaf woman is tried in connection with a brutal slaying. -
SSSD graduation ends an era, valedictorian looking ahead
(Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA), 2006-06-02)Scranton State School for the Deaf senior Dionne Grabousky was so young when she entered the school, she doesn’t even remember her earliest experiences there. -
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. -
Info tech workshops designed for deaf now at NTID
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2001-01-08)Two information technology workshops designed for and available only to deaf and hard-of-hearing people are being offered at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college of Rochester Institute of ... -
A chill at the specter of BlackBerry winter
(New York Times, 2006-02-12)THE route of most technology is from "Why would anyone need that?" to "How did I ever live without it?" When Tom Cruise used a cordless phone in "Risky Business," I remember thinking the device was a gimmick. When the ... -
College night for deaf and hard-of-hearing
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2002-01-07)Ohio and Western Pennsylvania's deaf and hard-of-hearing residents and their families are invited to attend a free, college information night sponsored by the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute ... -
AT&T Foundation supports training on working with deaf people in Austin
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 1997-01-07)AT&T Foundation supports training on working with deaf people in Austin The AT&T Foundation is sponsoring employer outreach programs across the United States with a $50,000 grant to the National Technical Institute for ... -
Famous historical photo exhibit coming to NTID
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 2006-01-05)The exhibition The Allen Sisters: Pictorial Photographers 1885 – 1920, including 50 platinum prints by Frances S. and Mary E. Allen of idealized photographs of country scenes, figure and child studies, and landscapes of ... -
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. -
Handhelds aided hearing-impaired protesters
(Associated Press, 2006-11-09)After a sleepless night protesting at Gallaudet University, student government leader Christopher Corrigan was ready to crawl into a tent near a campus gate at 7:45 a.m. Then he felt the familiar buzz on his Sidekick ... -
NTID national advisory group names Annette Reichman government liaison
(2006-01-03)Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has named Annette Reichman, director/liaison of the Office of Special Institutions for the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services, as ... -
Student life team
(Rochester Institute of Technology, 1999-01-01)Student Life Team: new web site, programmatic offerings -
Report on progress of interpreting grant
(2000-01-01)The New York State Department of Education Grant, "Preparation of Educational Interpreters," awarded to NTID and Monroe County #1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in December 1998, is now entering its ... -
NTID students win RIT College Bowl competition
(1999-01-01)Four deaf students representing NTID at a recent College Bowl competition on the RIT campus took first place among 16 teams and the right to represent RIT at the regional competition, to be held at Cornell University ... -
Applauding students who earned 4.0 GPAs fall quarter
(1999-01-01)More than 30 NTID students earned a grade point average of 4.0 for the fall 1998 quarter at RIT. Listed below are the high academic achievers with their hometowns and programs of study. -
Cheering RIT deaf wrestlers
(1998-01-01)Rochester Institute of Technology's NCAA Division III men's wrestling program features three deaf wrestlers: All-American Matt Hamill (Loveland, OH), Jay Jakubowski (Redford, MI), and Tony Wallace (Franklin, OH). Hamill ... -
Wolk Foundation supports students
(1998-01-01)The Louis S. and Molly B. Wolk Foundation recently made a $250,000 commitment over five years to establish a scholarship fund to support deserving deaf and hard-of-hearing students enrolled at RIT. The Louis S. and Molly ... -
NTID newsmakers
(1998-01-01)Dr. James DeCaro, dean, NTID, received the Perkins Founder's Award October 9 from the Rochester School for the Deaf. The award praises an individual who has provided outstanding service to RSD and the Rochester deaf ... -
MSSE graduate program certified
(1998-01-01)NTID's Master of Science in Secondary Education program, a deaf education teacher preparation program, recently was conferred Secondary Education Endorsement by the Council on Education of the Deaf. The council's members ... -
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.