RIT-DSA. RIT/NTID Deaf Studies Archive

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The Empire State Association of the Deaf (ESAD) records are a compilation of historical, legal, financial, and legislative materials created and retained by members of the ESAD. Other information within this collection includes special interest issues, events, regional branch affiliates, various Deaf organizations, and much more. The bulk of the collection dates between 1946-2006.

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Deaf President Now collection contains digitized copies of documentation of protests held at Gallaudet University in 1988 by deaf students who wanted a deaf president. The collection also contains documentation of demands by students at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) for specific concerns they wanted addressed by the administration.

Overview Administrative records of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) generated from the National Advisory Group, Office of the President, Offices of Directors and Deans ( William Castle, Robert Frisina, William H. Williams, Milo Bishop), NTID Department of Institutional Research, Center for Educational and Instructional Research, Institute Review Board, International Deafness Outreach, institutional Planning and research, Office of architects Hugh Stubbins & Associates, as...

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Collection contains various memorabilia collected by Sam and Barbara Ray Holcomb relating to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Included in this collection are sweatshirts, t-shirts, posters, handkerchiefs, and news articles.

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The John Panara collection on Robert and Shirley Panara includes photographs, correspondence and local news articles collected by the Panara family and used in an NTID exhibit on Robert Panara from 2014.

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The Deaf Women of Rochester collection contains administrative and governance documents, meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, newsletters, conference materials, event fundraising, photographic material, banners, and sports documentation.

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The Lee Brody New York-New Jersey Phone-TTY collection documents New York-New Jersey Phone-TTY, a company founded by Lee Brody to provide telephone accessibility for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. The collection contains business records, clippings, newsletters, photographs and TTY (teletypewriter) and technology equipment.

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This collection contains copies of digital videos and associated text files created for the documentary video "Deaf President Now (DPN) Movement of 1988: Undocumented Voices of Deaf Women Leaders." Interviews feature Carol Padden, Jackie Roth, and Bridgetta Bourne-Firl.

Overview The Tripod collection documents the development, administration, and educational values of the Tripod school in California which was active between 1982 and 2005. Educating through co-enrollment of deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing children in conjunction with the Montessori Method, the model expanded to other schools and districts. The school offered a variety of programs serving students and their families as well as providing information on raising and educating deaf and hard of hearing...

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Collection of posters for films featuring Deaf characters.