m 37 CAI AT THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF O. Dennis Barnes National Technical Institute for the Deaf In 1965 the Congress of the United States passed a law establishing a technical institute which would meet the technical and social needs of deaf persons. Shortly thereafter the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, New York, was designated as the host institute for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID). RIT was chosen because of its long history of providing a technical education for aspiring electrical and mechanical engineers, graphic artists, business technologists and many other technically oriented professions. The deaf student has a unique opportunity to participate in an established technical college environment. To facilitate the efforts of the NTID student, support programs have been established, two of which are the Vestibule Program and the Communications Center. The Vestibule Program provides courses in mathematics, science, and English. These courses are designed to prepare students for successful completion of either the certificate, diploma, associate of arts, and/or degree programs Offered by NTID and RIT. The Communications Center prepares the deaf individual to communicate with the hearing population. The Center provides students with intensive training in oral,
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CAI at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf
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