RIT and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf are partnering with zoos in Western NY to promote deaf culture awareness. The Seneca Park Zoo joins the Aquarium of ...

Researchers at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf identified accessible AED machines best suited for deaf, ...

Rochester's reputation as an anchor for the global Deaf community is reason enough to celebrate. Organizers of the city's Deaf Awareness Week, however, have a second goal: Challenge negative ...

Ted Evans’ “Retreat” takes place outside society: Its characters, living in a compound called Chilmark, share a deaf identity but refuse to call themselves deaf, declaring that that label was foisted ...

A recent film that documents a 1988 major protest at a university for deaf students in Washington, D.C., found a very receptive audience Wednesday night in Rochester. The documentary, released earlier ...

DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim talk with THR about centering the deaf POV – including hiring more than 40 deaf people across departments – while making the documentary about the 1988 Gallaudet student ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH — Have you ever thought about learning sign language but wasn't sure if you'd enjoy it? Sign Language Specialties of Acadiana is hosting weekly American Sign Language (ASL) classes in ...

In 1988, a civil rights movement led to significant change. However, it’s not discussed or even taught — until now. AppleTV+’s “Deaf President Now!” recalls how, in 1988, students at Gallaudet ...

Two summers ago, Zach Swain took his future father-in-law, Paul, to shoot some hoops, but he had an ulterior motive — he wanted to ask permission to marry Paul's daughter, Hallie Kulick. “He was like, ...

A production of “A Strange Loop” from deaf theater companies in D.C. and Austin enhances the show’s exploration of identity. The emotional climax of “A Strange Loop,” now playing through Aug. 10 at ...

THE INDIANA School for the Deaf has laid off 26 staff members, including janitors and nurses, following a 5-percent budget cut required by state law, prompting outcry from families and advocacy groups ...

In March 1988, students at Gallaudet University in D.C., the world’s only liberal arts university for the Deaf and hard of hearing, sparked a civil rights movement that changed history. After the ...