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STEM Explorers Virtual Classroom designed to support children experiencing social and linguistic isolation during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ More than a year has passed since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and Deaf and BIPOC communities continue to be disproportionately impacted by its ripple effects – including ongoing health, economic, and educational impacts. Deaf and hard-of-hearing (D/HH) children, especially adolescents, continue to face both social and linguistic isolation, especially if people in their home do not know or use American Sign Language. In fact, research shows that less than 8% of D/HH children receive regular access to sign language in the home. That s why CSD Learns, a subsidiary of Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), is teaming up wi
Offaly business chief sets retail and technology targets
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A STRATEGY to develop Tullamore as a remote working hub in the post-Covid environment has been mooted by the newly elected President of Tullamore and District Chamber of Commerce, Anthony Hanniffy.
The ACETECH founder and director predicted Tullamore s biggest employers within the next ten years will be some of the world s technological giants.
“I intend that the Chamber will work closely with Offaly County Council and the IDA to bring that dream to fruition,” said Mr Hanniffy following his election at the body s AGM on Tuesday night last.
The new Chamber chief said he will also prioritise the plan for the old Grand Canal Harbour site in Tullamore and identified it as an ideal location for remote workings hubs.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y (WHEC) The founding director of RIT s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) has died.
D. Robert Bob Frisina is known as the man who changed the face of deaf education. The RIT Board of Trustees selected Frisina as NTID s first executive director in 1967, and the college says he built it from the ground up.
“Bob was instrumental in developing, encouraging, and mentoring many of NTID’s best leaders over the years,” Gerry Buckley, current NTID president and RIT vice president and dean said. “His foresight, wisdom, and perseverance helped make NTID what it is today.”
The founding director of RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, D. Robert Frisina, has died. A statement from the university read that Frisina died Monday in Florida at the age of 96. He was the first director of NTID in 1967, and at that point, less than 1 percent of all college-age deaf individuals were enrolled in postsecondary education. Frisina’s goal from the start, according to RIT/NTID, was to open opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and put their education on par with those of their hearing peers. “Bob was instrumental in developing, encouraging, and mentoring many of NTID’s best leaders over the years,” said Gerry Buckley, current NTID president and RIT vice president and dean. “His foresight, wisdom, and perseverance helped make NTID what it is today.