News Press Releases (NTID): Recent submissions

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    • RIT makes history 

      Whitfield, Joylynn (WROC-TV, 2006-04-26)
      A deaf student in a predominately hearing school is the first ever to be named student body president in the country, and it happened at RIT.

    • 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 ...

    • NTID students polish up their résumés for job fair 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-12-07)
      With stacks of resumes in hand, hundreds of students — many dressed in business attire — met dozens of prospective employers Tuesday during a job fair at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

    • NTID students help storm victims 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-12-06)
      Jennifer Fields was in school in Rochester, more than 1,200 miles from her Louisiana home that was damaged when Hurricane Katrina struck more than three months ago.

    • Locals create disaster guide for deaf 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-11-11)
      When the 1991 ice storm cut off power to parts of Monroe County for more than a week, Matt Searls found himself writing notes to utility crews, firefighters and police who happened to come down his road in Pittsford to ...

    • Student graces pages of PEOPLE 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-05-03)
      A 21-year old college student from Mendon is featured in this week's People magazine. Not too shabby, being in the magazine's "50 Most Beautiful" issue, graced by cover girl Julia Roberts.

    • NTID helps students break down employment barriers 

      Whetstone, Anne (Careers & The Disabled Magazine, 2001-05-01)

    • 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.

    • NTID appoints Hurwitz as chief search ends with schools own dean to succeed Davila on Dec. 1 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2003-11-07)
      After a seven-month national search from a pool of more than 20 candidates, the next head of Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf won’t have far to go to find his new office.

    • NTID's student actors sink teeth into challenges 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-10-25)
      Some people may think the Rochester Institute of Technology is just for students who want to learn computer science or engineering. But costumed actors in makeup who take to the stage six times a year on campus are ...

    • Week's events honor deaf culture 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2006-09-21)
      Storytelling in sign language, art gallery tours led by a deaf docent and a vintage game of baseball featuring the portrayal of William "Dummy" Hoy, a deaf baseball star from the late 1800s, are some of the activities ...

    • NTID marks 40th Birthday 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-06-14)
      Forty years ago today, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed his name on a bill to create the National Technical Institute of the Deaf. That simple action forever changed the educational options for deaf students, and ...

    • 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.

    • "We are victorious!" says R.I. School for Deaf grad 

      Fitzpatrick, Edward (The Providence Journal, 2006-06-19)

    • A solution that sounds right - Dell Tool overcame a shortage of labor due to an untapped source 

      LeBeau, Christa (Democrat and Chronicle, 1999-05-24)

    • Portsmouth graduate finds college a mix of two worlds 

      Kumar, Anne (Newport Daily News, 2003-12-27)

    • RIT gets international attention 

      Whitfield, Joylynn (WROC-TV, 2006-09-27)
      A delegation of Vietnam government officials and two Vietnamese students are visiting RIT's National Technology Institute for the Deaf.

    • Wall's Lawson honored 

      Bush, John (Asbury Park Press, 2006-01-28)
      Mike Lawson, a senior midfielder at the Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology, has never let his handicap get in the way of success…on and off the field.

    • Deaf grads achieve a first - 4 RIT students break a sound barrier by earning degrees in the art of filmmaking 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 1999-05-22)
      Four students graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology today are making history.

    • $4.5 M addition planned at NTID 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-04-15)
      More bricks are headed to Rochester Institute of Technology, as plans were announced Thursday for a new $4.5 million student development center for the college's National Technical Institute for the Deaf.