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Deaf Employment Summit
Empowering Careers, Strengthening Communities
Deaf Employment Summit will be hosted at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´. This is a joint planning effort among four organizations serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community: ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), National Association of the Deaf (NAD), and Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD).
Modeled after Senator Harkins’ Harkin International Disability Employment Summit, this biannual summit brings together influential employers, policy-makers, advocates and educators to discuss and implement solutions on a nationwide basis.
The first Deaf Employment Summit was hosted by NTID in June 2023. Our goal then was to showcase success stories and share employment resources in hopes of improving employment opportunities and hiring of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals, as well as improve the quality of employment of such individuals.Â
Showcase success stories and employment resources for employers and DHH individuals
Improve employment opportunities and hiring of DHH individuals
Improve the quality of employment of DHH individuals
The Deaf Employment Summit features a dynamic lineup of keynote speakers, panel discussions, and interactive sessions designed to foster meaningful dialogue and action.
Ole Jim
5 – 8 pm
Welcome Reception
6 – 7 pm
Opening Remarks by
(under review by President & Provost; to be finalized by mid-December)
Kellogg Conference Center
8:00 – 8:30
Breakfast
8:30 – 8:50
Welcome remarks by President Cordano & Provost Rashid
8:50 – 9:00
Mingle Break
9:00 – 9:50
Dr. Caroline Bloom from National Deaf Center.
9:50 – 10:00
10:00 – 11:20
Alumni Panel: DES 1 attendees
11:30 – 12:00
Reflective Remarks by DC Mayor Bowser
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00
Special Spotlight: Andersen’s story with Tracey Gibson, CDO
2:00 – 2:15
Mingle break
2:15 – 3:00 PM
Panel: Artificial Intelligence – what is it? Moderated by Gary Behm/Sam Sepah
CKP to ask Raja for a recent graduate / John to check NTID/RIT (looking for work or recently employed)
3:00 – 4:30
Breakouts (approx. 10 assigned groups with assigned moderators)
5:00 – 8:00
Optional: Dinner & Happy Hour
8:30 – 9:00
9:00 – 10:00
What Keeps You Up at Night? Facilitated by Christina Hopewell-Albert
10:00 – 10:10mingle break
10:10 – 11:00
Closing Remarks by Joyce Bender
11:00 – 12:00
Reviewing & call to action to undertake with DES leadership & committee. Led by Kelby Brick, NAD COO
Special Assistant to the Provost
Provost
President
Communication Services of the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology | National Technical Institute for the Deaf
District of Columbia
Bender Consulting
National Association of the Deaf
Communication Service for the Deaf
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
In addition to this executive summit, the four organizations collaborate on regularly occurring webinars open to the community. These webinars address a wide range of topics related to Deaf Employment.
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´, the world’s only four-year liberal arts university serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students, serves as the educational, social, and political engine of Deaf America. The duty of the university to foster disagreement, debate, and civic engagement is embedded in its role as a higher education institution.
Deaf Employment Summit 2025