At a campus often known for its large Deaf community, guest speaker and NCOD Academic Advisor Zachary Lotane challenged non-Deaf students, faculty and staff to step up, support and ensure that their ...

Twenty years ago the only bionic ear belonged to the Six Million Dollar man. The bionic ear, or cochlear implant, has come a long way. In 1998 alone, over 3,000 people worldwide were given a cochlear ...

For decades, deaf and hard-of-hearing students attending RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf have been earning associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees. This year, the first three ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

The movie "CODA" took awards season by storm with its powerfully portrayed story of a teenager and her Deaf family. The film is clearly resonating with mainstream audiences, but the scene that tugged ...

RIT graduate Liam Coleman was looking for a way to express how it feels to be caught within one’s own thoughts about navigating identity. As a Deaf person, Coleman ’19 (individualized program) ...

"I am done with being the token deaf character," she told the Edinburgh TV Festival in the Alternative MacTaggart Lecture. "I believe that diverse, rich and fascinating deaf stories are ready to go ...

A revolutionary pair of glasses lets people who are deaf and hard of hearing put subtitles on their everyday conversations. Called XRAI Glass, the eyewear takes audio collected from the built-in ...

An assembly framework and video to learn about the deaf community and Deaf Awareness Week which is celebrated in May each ...

If you're meeting a deaf person for the first time, you might have some questions about how to best communicate and interact with them. 1. Make eye contact and smile: A warm smile is a universal sign ...

Four years ago, Oscar winner Marlee Matlin experienced the magic of a Sundance premiere virtually when the heartfelt indie “CODA” made its debut at the fest (it then sold for $25 million to Apple on ...

Deafness is a challenging condition that hinders the ability of sufferers to effectively function in their daily lives, especially in societies that make little or no investment in public ...