With one of the largest populations of deaf and hard-of-hearing students on a college campus anywhere, we have unique opportunities and resources to accommodate and promote deaf and hard-of hearing students in undergraduate research as part of their educational experience at the Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf (RIT/NTID). Research programs provide students with opportunities to learn discipline-specific information while performing real-world research that contributes to the scholarship of their field.  Deaf and hard-of-hearing students benefit from such experiences, especially when utilizing the analytical instrumentation they learn in the Laboratory Science Technology (LST) program.  This program not only involves baccalaureate students in research, but also associates degree level students in research projects.  Success stories, lessons learned, and advice for implementing research activities for students with disabilities and early undergraduate students will be shared. Through this program, faculty at RIT/NTID are doing their part in diversifying research opportunities by establishing an inclusive environment for students to thrive and gain unique and valuable experiences.

Developing an inclusive environment for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in undergraduate research programs

248th National Meeting (2014)

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