Federally Aided Corporations: National Technical Institute for the Deaf / Rochester Institute of Technology

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 181

National Technical Institute for the Deaf / Rochester Institute of

Technology

52 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623

Phone, 716–475–6853. Internet, http://www.ntid.edu.

President, Rochester Institute of Technology WILLIAM W. DESTLER

Vice President, National Technical Institute for

the Deaf

JAMES J. DECARO

The National Technical Institute for

the Deaf (NTID) was established by

act of June 8, 1965 (20 U.S.C. 681) to

promote the employment of persons who

are deaf, by providing technical and

professional education. The National

Technical Institute for the Deaf Act

was superseded by the Education of

the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4431,

as amended). The U.S. Department of

Education maintains a contract with the

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

for the operation of a residential facility

for postsecondary technical training and

education for individuals who are deaf.

The purpose of the special relationship

with the host institution is to give NTID’s

faculty and students access to more

facilities, institutional services, and

career preparation options than could

be otherwise provided by a national

technical institute for the deaf operating

independently.

NTID offers a variety of technical

programs at the certif‌icate, diploma, and

associate degree levels. Degree programs

include majors in business, engineering,

science, and visual communications. In

addition, NTID students may participate

in approximately 200 educational

programs available through RIT.

Students are provided a wide range of

support services and special programs

to assist them in preparing for their

careers, including tutoring, counseling,

interpreting, specialized educational

media, cooperative work experience, and

specialized job placement. RIT and NTID

are both accredited by the Middle States

Association of Colleges and Secondary

Schools.

NTID also conducts applied research

in occupational- and employment-related

aspects of deafness, communication

assessment, demographics of NTID’s

target population, and learning processes

in postsecondary education. In addition,

NTID conducts training workshops and

seminars related to deafness. These

workshops and seminars are offered to

professionals throughout the Nation who

employ, work with, teach, or otherwise

serve persons who are deaf.

For further information, contact the Rochester Institute of Technology,National Technical Institute for the

Deaf, Department of Recruitment and Admissions, Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, 52 Lomb Memorial

Drive, Rochester, NY 14623–5604. Phone, 716–475–6700. Internet, http://www.ntid.edu.