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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

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Poured Candle Bar - May
The Student News Site of Ithaca College

The Ithacan
On April 30, a petition titled, “Oppose the Pause on Deaf Studies,” was started to help stop the Ithaca College Deaf studies minor and courses from being paused.

Petition gathers community support for Ithaca College Deaf studies program

By Kaeleigh Banda, News Editor • May 3, 2025
After word spread across Ithaca College and the Deaf community, IC American Sign Language instructors shared a petition to save the program — and their jobs. 
Junior psychology major Matt Dankanich sits in the LGBT Resource Room with his FM microphone, which is worn around the neck and transmits and amplifies the wearer’s voice to his hearing aids.

Commentary: Disability of deafness not inherently negative

By Matt Dankanich • March 25, 2015
Not everyone uses the same equipment or communication style that I do, so there’s no universal answer to making a classroom more accessible.
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