<P> The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) is the first and largest technological college in the world for students who are deaf or hard of hearing . As one of nine colleges within the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York, NTID provides academic programs, access, ASL in - class interpreters and support services--including on - site audiological, speech - language, and cochlear implant support . As of fall quarter 2012, NTID encompasses just under 10% of RIT's enrollment, 1259 students . Roughly 775 deaf and hard of hearing students are cross-registered into another RIT college's program with support from NTID . </P> <P> In addition to a master's degree in deaf education, NTID also offers a bachelor's degree program in ASL - English Interpretation . </P> <P> The Institute was established in 1965 by the passage of Pub. L. 89--36 . The law also established a National Advisory Group to find a suitable site for the school . The Advisory Group considered proposals from Illinois State University, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Southern California, the State University of New York, the University of Colorado at Boulder and others before deciding on RIT as its home in 1966 . Three factors helped RIT secure the responsibility for the new Institute: </P> <Ul> <Li> RIT had just moved to a new campus, so the Institute would not find itself in second - hand quarters . </Li> <Li> Rochester businessmen had enlightened views about disability in the workplace and were eager to share those views with the Advisory Group . </Li> <Li> RIT had a trustee, Edmund Lyon, who had served as President of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and as trustee of the Rochester School for the Deaf . </Li> </Ul>

When was national technical institute for the deaf established