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Vistaphones

 Collection
Identifier: RITDSA-0146
Overview Collection contains two vistaphones and a modem. Vistaphones were video telephones that enabled the deaf to have have telephone conversations using sign language. Vistaphones were manufactured by Stromberg-Carlson, a subsidiary of General Dynamics and a telecommunications equipment and electronics manufacturing company in the United States. NTID experimented with Vistaphones, eventually installing more than 30 of the devices. Because of special wiring needs, Vistaphones could only be used...
Dates: circa 1972
Found in: RIT Archives

Collection of Compact Portable TDD, NTID Deaf Professionals Group newsletters and NICD bookmarks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITDSA-0148
Overview

Collection of three items received from RIT NTID librarian, Joan Naturale. The portable TDD was one used by Naturale, the bookmarks she collected, and the newletters were given to her by her brother, Tony Naturale who was a writer for the newsletter.

Dates: 1990-1999
Found in: RIT Archives

John Ratcliffe collection of communication devices for the deaf

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITDSA-0155
Overview

Collection of communication and noise alerting devices for the deaf used by donor John Ratcliffe throughout his life. Items included are doorbell signals, flashing lights, vibrating devices, and Telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDDs) that assisted those living without hearing.

Dates: circa 1955-2015
Found in: RIT Archives

John Panara collection on Robert and Shirley Panara

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITDSA-0166
Overview

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.

Dates: 1943-1991
Found in: RIT Archives

Raymond Kenney collection of ESAD and RTCAD records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITDSA-0168
Overview

The Raymond Kenney collection of ESAD and RTCAD records spans Raymond T. Kenney's time in General local and national organziations, RTCAD, RCAD and ESAD.These positions produced paperwork such as administrative materials, flyers, TTY supply booklets, correspondence with in and to other organizations and multiple testimonals from court cases.

Dates: 1970-2007
Found in: RIT Archives

New York Relay Service promotional materials

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: R0006631464]
Identifier: RITDSA-0182
Overview

Various brochures and ephemera branded for New York Relay Service and the National Center for Deaf Health Research.

Dates: circa 2000
Found in: RIT Archives

CapTel captioned telephone

 Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: R0006630967]
Identifier: RITDSA-0196
Overview

Collection is one captioned telephone with number/letter keypad and 10 inch viewing screen, cord and handset.

Dates: circa 2018
Found in: RIT Archives

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National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Faculty 2
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Bohli, Robert 1
Bohli, Thelma 1
Breunig, Latham 1
Cagle, Robert 1
Castle, William E., Dr. 1
Eisenhart, Richard H. 1
Empire State Association of the Deaf 1
Frisina, D. Robert 1
Gallaudet College. National Information Center on Deafness (U.S.) 1
Gallaudet University 1
Karras, George 1
Kenney, Raymond T. 1
Lord, Edward (Ted) 1
Marsters, James C. 1
Matchett, Mary Karol 1
NJ - NY PC Deaf Connection 1
National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Deaf Professionals Group 1
National Technical Institute for the Deaf. National Advisory Group 1
National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Student Life Team 1
National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Students 1
New York-New Jersey Phone-TTY 1
Noll, Alfred F. 1
Panara, John 1
Panara, Shirley 1
Pen-International 1
Purple Communications 1
Ratcliffe, Frances 1
Rochester Civic Association of the Deaf 1
Rochester Institute of Technology. National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Communications, Marketing, & Multimedia Services 1
Rochester Institute of Technology. National Technical Institute for the Deaf. NTID Performing Arts 1
Rochester Institute of Technology. Office of Communications 1
Rochester Institute of Technology. Publishing and Printing Department 1
Rochester Tel-Com Association of the Deaf, Inc. 1
Scott, Larry 1
Segalman, Bob 1
Simone, Albert J. 1
Stromberg-Carlson 1
Taylor, Sally 1
Terrazzino, Anna M. 1
VanVechten, Eleanor 1
VanVechten, Leonard 1
Wollenhaupt, Paula 1
Wollenhaupt, Peter 1
Zimet, Eleanor 1
Zimet, Lester 1
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