Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private research university in the town of Henrietta in the Rochester,New York,metropolitan area. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees,including doctoral and professional degrees and online masters as well.
Gallaudet University is a private federally chartered research university in Washington,D.C. for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. It was founded in 1864 as a grammar school for both deaf and blind children. It was the first school for the advanced education of the deaf and hard of hearing in the world and remains the only higher education institution in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students. Hearing students are admitted to the graduate school and a small number are also admitted as undergraduates each year. The university was named after Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet,a notable figure in the advancement of deaf education.
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) is the first and largest technological college in the world for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. As one of nine colleges within the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester,New York,NTID provides academic programs,access,ASL in-class interpreters and support services—including on-site audiological,speech-language,and cochlear implant support. As of fall quarter 2012,NTID encompasses just under 10% of RIT's enrollment,1259 students. Roughly 775 deaf and hard of hearing students are cross-registered into another RIT college's program with support from NTID.
The Postsecondary Education Network International,known as PEN-International,is an international partnership of colleges and universities serving the higher education of students with hearing impairment.
Dr. Robert Davila served as the ninth president of Gallaudet University,the world's only university in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students. His appointment came after the wake of the Unity for Gallaudet Movement protests of 2006,when many students,staff,and alumni objected to the initial choice of Jane Fernandes as the intended next president. It was originally intended that he serve only 18–24 months as an interim president,but the Board dropped the interim designation and then extended his contract to 36 months.
William Wallace Destler is an American university professor and administrator. In 2017 he retired after having served for exactly 10 years as the 9th president of the Rochester Institute of Technology. He held the position from July 1,2007,succeeding Albert J. Simone.
Michael M. Ndurumo is a deaf educator from Kenya,who was the third deaf person from Africa to obtain a PhD,in 1980. He obtained his BSc,MSc,and PhD degrees from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University,in Tennessee. Dr. Ndurumo is currently an associate professor of psychology at the University of Nairobi,Kenya.
Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) is a school for the deaf that teaches students using listening and spoken language,also known as the auditory-oral approach. The school is located in St. Louis,Missouri. CID is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis.
W. Lloyd Johns was the fifth president of Gallaudet University from October 1,1983 until January 18,1984.
Paul Taylor was an American engineer,a pioneer in development of telecommunications devices for the deaf. He also enjoyed a kind of celebrity status because of his central role in the award-winning documentary Hear and Now. The film by daughter Irene Taylor Brodsky chronicles the before and after experiences of her parents,Paul and Sally Taylor,both of whom underwent cochlear implant surgeries in their mid-60s after a lifetime of deafness.
The National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA) is the leading advocacy organization for thousands of Black deaf and hard of hearing people in the United States. Black Deaf leaders were concerned that deaf and hard-of-hearing African-Americans were not adequately represented in leadership and policy decision-making activities that were affecting their lives.
The Central School for the Deaf,formerly the Tokyo School for the Deaf,is a public school for the deaf in Shimotakaido,Suginami,Tokyo,managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education. It was the first Deaf educational program to be established in the eastern capital during the Meiji period.
Chuck Baird was an American Deaf artist who was one of the more notable founders of the De'VIA art movement,an aesthetic of Deaf Culture in which visual art conveys a Deaf world view. His career spanned over 35 years and included painting,sculpting,acting,storytelling,and teaching.
Hettie Beaman Lakin Shumway was an American philanthropist and humanist during the early and mid-twentieth century. She committed much of her time to volunteering and worked to change and improve the Rochester,New York area,particularly at the Strong Memorial Hospital,the East House Corporation,Lifeline,the Rochester School for the Deaf,among various other councils and committees. Shumway was also a strong advocate for establishing the National Technical Institute for the Deaf on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Robert F. Panara was a poet,a professor and a co-founder of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) and the National Theater of the Deaf. Panara is considered to be a pioneer in deaf culture studies in the United States.
Beth S. Benedict is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Gallaudet University,advocate for the deaf,and a mentor for families with deaf children. Her research focuses on early intervention,early language acquisition,and family involvement. Benedict is also an advocate for the use of bilingualism in education of the deaf - incorporating the value of American Sign Language in deaf children. Benedict advocates for deaf-hearing partnerships,avoiding audism,the importance of bilingual education,deaf culture and the use of sign language while also working as a family mentor for families with deaf children. Recently,she was a keynote speaker for an International Deaf Studies conference and the featured speaker for the deaf education summit. Benedict takes what she researches about deafness and education and shares it broadly by way of talks and application - for example,she has helped the Georgia School for the Deaf work on developing bilingual education in their programs. In 2015 Benedict was the featured speaker at the Deaf education summit in Louisiana - a conference that brought together practitioners,educators,and parents to discuss local issues surrounding education of deaf children.
Daniel N. Durant is an American stage and screen actor. His breakthrough starring role was as Moritz Stiefel in the 2015 Broadway revival of Spring Awakening. Durant starred in the Academy Award-winning film CODA (2021). He and the cast won the Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival,along with the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards. On television,he is known for his recurring role in the ABC Family series Switched at Birth (2013–2017).
Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) is a private day school serving deaf and hard of hearing students from birth through grade 8 on the campus of Gallaudet University in the Trinidad neighborhood of Washington,D.C. Alongside Model Secondary School for the Deaf,it is a federally funded,tuition-free demonstration school administered by the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University.
Mervin "Merv" Donald Garretson was an American educator,leader,and deaf community rights advocate. His works were primarily directed towards changing mainstream opinion about deaf culture and the deaf community's.
Roslyn "Roz" Goodstein Rosen is an American advocate for the Deaf community. Rosen was the president of the National Association of the Deaf from 1990 to 1993 and was a board member for the World Federation of the Deaf from 1995 to 2003. She served in multiple academic administrator roles throughout her career,including as the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Gallaudet University,and was the director of the National Center on Deafness from 2006 to 2014.
