For Immediate Release
Contact: [email protected]
(585) 475-6217 V/TTY
RIT ANNOUNCES CAMP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH HEARING LOSS
ROCHESTER, N.Y. —African-American, Latino American and Native
American students with hearing loss who are entering 7th, 8th, or 9th
grade are invited to Steps to Success, a career exploration mini-camp
August 7 – 9 at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National
Technical Institute for the Deaf.
The weekend camp invites students to explore career options that can
help prepare them for life after high school. Participants work with
experienced counselors and instructors who use both English and sign
language, to construct robots, perform science experiments in
high-tech labs, and more. Students will stay in residence halls, get a
taste of life on campus, and meet other students from around the
country.
Parents or guardians are encouraged to stay for the weekend and can
get tips to support their student through this time of transition, as
well as share experiences and information with other parents of
students with hearing loss.
The cost for students is $50 for the weekend and includes housing,
meals and activities. Limited scholarships are available based on
financial need.
To register online, go to www.rit.edu/NTID/StepstoSuccessNR. For more
information, call (585) 475-7695 (V/TTY) or e-mail
[email protected]. Registration deadline is June 15.
Rochester Institute of Technology is internationally recognized as a
leader in computing, engineering, imaging technology, fine and applied
arts, and for providing unparalleled support services for students
with hearing loss. RIT is home to the National Technical Institute for
the Deaf where more than 1,300 students with hearing loss from around
the world study, live, and socialize with more than 15,000
undergraduate hearing students on RIT’s Rochester, N.Y., campus.
Visit www.rit.edu/NTID.