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Content: NTID was founded to accomplish two primary goals: to offer technical training to young deaf and hard-of-hearing adults and to ensure job placement. A corollary goal was the education of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in interaction and…

Content: When the movement toward disability right [sic] appeared in national headlines, deaf and hard-of-hearing people began to see the work that needed to be done to ensure equity for themselves. Those headlines came about because of events like…

Content: The political, social, technological, and cultural shifts of the American landscape have strongly influenced RIT/NTID over the decades. People's attitudes towards deafness in the early years ensured that institutional goals were limited to…

A group of students meet at the College Grind, a former cafe on campus, to discuss various issues.

Alumnus Julian Moiwai stands in front of a soccer net.

An exterior shot of Lyndon Baines Johnson Hall just after sunset.

Black-and-white photograph.

Two large buildings are visible, both under construction.

Content: During the 20th Century, expectations for being the ideal American was to become a hard-working and self-sufficient member of society. Sameness and integration were valued and deaf people were no exception. Barriers and attitudes towards…