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.

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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A collection of materials pertaining to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) from 1965 to the current time. Materials include newsclippings, promotional materials, campus publications, photographs, and other ephemera generated by and for NTID.

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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, and sports documentation.

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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.