Kali Doubledee Enrolls at NTID

2013 Sep 30

Kali Doubledee of Hagerstown, Md., has enrolled in Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the nation's first and largest technological college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

She is a graduate of Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick, Md., and the daughter of Scott and Danaé Doubledee of Hagerstown, Md.

RIT is internationally recognized for academic leadership in computing, engineering, imaging technology, sustainability and fine and applied arts, in addition to unparalleled support services for more than 1,250 students who are deaf or hard of hearing. RIT enrolls more than 18,000 full- and part-time students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, and its cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation.

NTID, one of nine colleges of RIT, was established by Congress in 1965 to provide college opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing students who were underemployed in technical fields. More than 125 interpreters, tutors and notetakers support students in and out of the classroom. Visit: www.rit.edu/NTID.