Grant to Improve Problem-Solving Skills for Deaf and...
NTID News A nearly $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will enable three reserchers at RIT to learn how deaf and hard-of-hearing students study and solve problems. Further understanding of these unique differences and providing solutions to improve learning outcomes, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, is the focus of this new resea...
Tue, May 01 2012

NTID-Related Exhibits Planned at Imagine RIT Fest
NTID News Visitors to this year’s Imagine RIT Innovation + Creativity Festival will have no shortage of exhibits, demonstrations and hands-on activities to experience from NTID students, faculty and staff. The event, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 5, is free and open to the public. Numerous sign language interpreters will be provided throughout the campus.
Mon, Apr 30 2012

Gallaudet University: On The Green with Alan
GallaudetVideo Gallaudet University: On The Green with Alan In this edition of On the Green with Alan, Gallaudet University President T. Alan Hurwitz discusses his annual State of the University address, the latest recruitment campaign "Imagine Yourself Here," the official university Facebook and Twitter accounts, the Israeli Ambassador's visit to campus, and the wint...
Thu, Apr 26 2012

Gallaudet University: On the Green with Alan April 2012
GallaudetVideo Gallaudet University: On the Green with Alan April 2012 In this edition of On the Green with Alan, Gallaudet University President T. Alan Hurwitz discusses the university's sustainability efforts, the 2012 Academic Bowl for Deaf and Hard of Hearing High School Students, the Thomas O. Berg Track at Hotchkiss Field, the last University Council meeting of the spring...
Thu, Apr 26 2012

2012 RIT Leadership Awards
NTID News Nearly 30 RIT students – including five who are deaf or hard of hearing – were honored today during the 2012 RIT Leadership Awards for their community involvement, high personal standards and potential as positive role models to future students.
Thu, Apr 26 2012

Gallaudet University: Unityfest 2012 Highlights
GallaudetVideo Gallaudet University: Unityfest 2012 Highlights In case you missed this year's Unityfest, this video shows highlights from the event. Multicultural Student Programs (MSP) held its sixth annual UnityFest event at Gallaudet University. UnityFest is a full-day festival that celebrates the rich cultural heritage of the Gallaudet community. The day provided student...
Wed, Apr 25 2012

LGBTQA Resource Center: Behind-the-Scenes
GallaudetVideo LGBTQA Resource Center: Behind-the-Scenes The LGBTQA Resource Center (located in HMB N113) includes a resource library and free information and giveaways, all in a space that also serves as a study lounge or just a place to relax and unwind. It provides a constant presence, regardless of leadership changes in volunteer-led entities like the Rainbow Society and the Pa...
Wed, Apr 25 2012

YouTube Videos Create Unexpected Reaction for NTID Faculty...
NTID News Jason Listman, a faculty member in NTID's American Sign Language & Interpreter Education Department, has posted three music videos using ASL to YouTube. He's gotten hundreds of thousands of views and comments from fans around the world as a result.
Wed, Apr 25 2012

Diversifying Campus and Careers
NTID News Students at Rochester's John Marshall High School studying American Sign Language visited RIT/NTID recently to learn about what professional interpreters do and to decide whether interpreting may be a career option for them. The visit was part of a collaboration between RIT and Rochester City Schools to help expose students to career options and to better diversify th...
Wed, Apr 25 2012

DRobotZ Coming to RIT/NTID
NTID News A new summer camp is being offered at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute of the Deaf for deaf and hard-of-hearing boys and girls entering 9th or 10th grade in the fall. During DRobotZ, held July 28 to Aug. 10, 2012, the students will build and program a functional robot that they will take home with them after the two-week camp.
Wed, Apr 25 2012

Jerry Nelson Named 2012 Distinguished Alumnus for NTID
NTID News Jerry Nelson, a former student leader who continues to make an impact benefitting students, has received this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award for Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Wed, Apr 25 2012

Tasha and Ciara...a chat about marriage...
Deaf Bilingual Coalition A lunch conversation at DCS Preschool
Wed, Apr 25 2012

Financial Aid: Behind-the-Scenes
GallaudetVideo Financial Aid: Behind-the-Scenes Students at Gallaudet University can afford an education, with the right help from the Financial Aid office. From: GallaudetVideo Views: 18 0 ratings Time: 05:31 More in Education
Tue, Apr 24 2012

Academic Bowl 2012 Commercial #2
GallaudetVideo Academic Bowl 2012 Commercial #2 This is one of four commercials shown during the National Competition that took place at Gallaudet University in April 2012. Gallaudet University established the Academic Bowl for Deaf and Hard of Hearing High School Students in 1997, with the goal of promoting academic competition among school teams. For more information about the ...
Tue, Apr 24 2012

Academic Bowl 2012 Commercial #1
GallaudetVideo Academic Bowl 2012 Commercial #1 This is one of four commercials shown during the National Competition that took place at Gallaudet University in April 2012. Gallaudet University established the Academic Bowl for Deaf and Hard of Hearing High School Students in 1997, with the goal of promoting academic competition among school teams. For more information about the ...
Tue, Apr 24 2012

Gallaudet University: Thomas O. Berg Track
GallaudetVideo Gallaudet University: Thomas O. Berg Track On Tuesday, April 17, at 1:30 p.m. the Gallaudet University Athletics Department held a special ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly named Thomas O. Berg Track located at Hotchkiss Field. The campus community was invited to attend this free event to celebrate the life of Thomas O. Berg (Class of 1944), former legendary Galla...
Tue, Apr 24 2012

Gallaudet University: Academic Bowl 2012 Highlights
GallaudetVideo Gallaudet University: Academic Bowl 2012 Highlights Watch the highlights from this year's National Academic Bowl competition held at Gallaudet University, you'll find out which school won the Championship Trophy! Gallaudet University established the Academic Bowl for Deaf and Hard of Hearing High School Students in 1997, with the goal of promoting academic c...
Tue, Apr 24 2012

Project Endeavor Releases Online Training Course “Your...
CSD The Project Endeavor website houses an established information resource center with hundreds of videos — all of them captioned, voiced and filmed with actors using American Sign Language (ASL). Today, CSD is announcing an enhancement to this resource center with the release of the online course “Your Road Trip — Destination Employment.” the Project Endeavo...
Mon, Apr 23 2012

DC Area International Reading Study
Deaf Bilingual Coalition Gallaudet University's Visual Language Visual Learning (VL2) program is trying to finish up collecting the data for an...
Thu, Apr 19 2012

DBC Newsblast: April 2012
Deaf Bilingual Coalition Our Mission The Deaf Bilingual Coalition promotes the basic human right of all Deaf infants and young children to have access...
Tue, Apr 17 2012

April 20-21, 2012 NAD Board Meeting in Maryland
NAD News The NAD Board will meet on April 20-21, 2012 in Maryland. The public is welcome to attend the Board meetings which will take place at: read more
Fri, Apr 13 2012

Resort Agrees to Provide Accessible Technology
NAD News Great Wolf Lodge has entered into an historic agreement to make all of its eleven resorts fully accessible to individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing. Over the next year, Great Wolf Lodge, the nation's largest family of indoor water park resorts, will develop and roll-out a new interactive system that uses new technology to provide deaf and hard of he...
Wed, Apr 11 2012

FCC Announces Internet Captioning Deadlines
NAD News After many years of hard work by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and other organizations and advocates, the IP closed captioning rules were published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2012 and establishes April 30, 2012 as the effective date for the rules. According to the rules, video programming shown on the Internet after being shown ...
Wed, Apr 11 2012

On Language Acquisition for Deaf Children
Deaf Bilingual Coalition The link below is to an abstract, Language acquisition for deaf children: Reducing the harms of zero tolerance to...
Mon, Apr 09 2012

Prelude to a Gene Therapy Report: Everything you ever...
Usher Syndrome Blog by Jennifer Phillips, Ph.D.One of the many nice things about living in Oregon is the referred prestige of sharing a State with the Casey Eye Institute at Oregon Health Sciences University. Casey is the premier facility in the state for visual problems of all kinds and the clinicians there serve the majority of Usher patients in Oregon. Beyond the excellent clinical ca...
Thu, Apr 05 2012