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Many states across the country are reporting deaf unemployment rates that are nearing 60 percent. The solution to this growing problem may be empowering more deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to become entrepreneurs.
Rochester Institute of Technology and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf will explore the state of deaf entrepreneurship during a Deaf Entrepreneurs Roundtable from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 14 in the B. Thomas Golisano College auditorium.
The panel discussion, "Deaf and Hard of Hearing Entrepreneurs-Living the Dream," will explore a multitude of issues related to deaf entrepreneurship. The panel consists of eight deaf and hard-of-hearing entrepreneurs from around the country who will share their keys to success and explain some of the challenges that they encountered along the way.
"This roundtable is part of a larger RIT/NTID research initiative designed to explore the current state of deaf entrepreneurship," says James DeCaro, NTID's interim president. "It is a collaborate effort that leverages the strength of partners across this university."
These partners include NTID, which focuses on applied learning and providing a career-focused education for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, the E. Philip Saunders College of Business, which includes faculty who have researched topics related to innovation management and entrepreneurial empowerment, the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Lab for Social Computing.
"Our research, which is being funded by a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman foundation, should result in a better understanding of how to empower the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities through programs that encourage entrepreneurial outcomes," says Richard DeMartino, director of the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Panelists expected include:
*Andrew Baker, Founder/Physician, Baker Eye Associates, Boston, Mass.
*Jeffrey Buxbaum, Former Franchise Owner, Cottman Transmissions, Fairfax, Va.
*Alim Chandani, Founder/CEO, Global Reach Out, Alexandria, Va.
*Robert Harris, Founder/President, Harris Communications, Eden Prairie, Minn.
*Bridget Bonheyo, Founder/CEO, Sports MX, Frederick, Md.
*Catharine McNally, Founder/President, Keen Guides, Arlington, Va.
*Philip Rubin, Founder/Owner, Corey Design Studio, Palm Springs, Calif.
*Sean Virnig, Founder/CEO, Rawland Cycles, Northfield, Minn.
Many states across the country are reporting deaf unemployment rates that are nearing 60 percent. The solution to this growing problem may be empowering more deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to become entrepreneurs.
Rochester Institute of Technology and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf will explore the state of deaf entrepreneurship during a Deaf Entrepreneurs Roundtable from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 14 in the B. Thomas Golisano College auditorium.
The panel discussion, "Deaf and Hard of Hearing Entrepreneurs-Living the Dream," will explore a multitude of issues related to deaf entrepreneurship. The panel consists of eight deaf and hard-of-hearing entrepreneurs from around the country who will share their keys to success and explain some of the challenges that they encountered along the way.
"This roundtable is part of a larger RIT/NTID research initiative designed to explore the current state of deaf entrepreneurship," says James DeCaro, NTID's interim president. "It is a collaborate effort that leverages the strength of partners across this university."
These partners include NTID, which focuses on applied learning and providing a career-focused education for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, the E. Philip Saunders College of Business, which includes faculty who have researched topics related to innovation management and entrepreneurial empowerment, the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Lab for Social Computing.
"Our research, which is being funded by a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman foundation, should result in a better understanding of how to empower the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities through programs that encourage entrepreneurial outcomes," says Richard DeMartino, director of the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Panelists expected include:
*Andrew Baker, Founder/Physician, Baker Eye Associates, Boston, Mass.
*Jeffrey Buxbaum, Former Franchise Owner, Cottman Transmissions, Fairfax, Va.
*Alim Chandani, Founder/CEO, Global Reach Out, Alexandria, Va.
*Robert Harris, Founder/President, Harris Communications, Eden Prairie, Minn.
*Bridget Bonheyo, Founder/CEO, Sports MX, Frederick, Md.
*Catharine McNally, Founder/President, Keen Guides, Arlington, Va.
*Philip Rubin, Founder/Owner, Corey Design Studio, Palm Springs, Calif.
*Sean Virnig, Founder/CEO, Rawland Cycles, Northfield, Minn.