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RSD presents Lauren Ridloff, 2024 Adventures in Education Speaker

The First Deaf Superhero Doesn't Want To Be The Last.

Wednesday, November 13, 2025
5:30pm reception | 7pm presentation

Adventures in Education is a cornerstone of Rochester School for the Deaf’s educational outreach and fundraising efforts. A long-standing RSD tradition, Adventures celebrates human striving, courage, and imagination.

We are pleased to announce that Lauren Ridloff – the acclaimed actor, advocate, and educator – will be our 2024 speaker on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Lauren starred as Marvel’s first deaf superhero in the 2021 movie Eternals. She received a Tony nomination for her lead performance in Children of a Lesser God and was a regular on the TV hit The Walking Dead. And while she was the first Deaf superhero, she works tirelessly to ensure she is not the last. She advocates for inclusion and representation and is an inspirational speaker and educator.

Please join us on November 13! We expect tickets will sell fast, particularly for the reception. Purchase tickets as soon as possible to ensure your spot.
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RSD Homecoming 2024

September 20 & 21
Visiting teams include Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf, Rhode Island School for the Deaf and New York School for the Deaf
Click through for schedule
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RSD Home to Deaf Food Pantry

The Rochester Deaf Kitchen, which opened in September on the campus of Rochester School for the Deaf, is off to a very strong start addressing food insecurity in the Deaf community.
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Your Generosity, Their Opportunity

As we close out 2023, we ask you to consider making a gift to RSD. It also allows us to create a campus and a community where students see possibilities, not limitations – where they can dream big!
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ADVENTURES 2023

Adventures in Education

Thursday, October 26, 2023
5:30pm Reception | 7pm Presentation

Featuring ANGELA MARIA NARDOLILLO
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT, OFF-THE-GRID MISSIONS

Filling the Gap in Disaster Response:
Mobilizing Around the World for Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing People in Crisis

Off-The-Grid Missions (OTG) is the only disaster-response NGO dedicated to providing Deaf and Hard-of-hearing individuals with life-saving resources in high-risk, remote, and disaster-stricken regions around the world. Each mission is designed to fill the “gap” in disaster response, and they are led by a Deaf and Hard-of-hearing team.

Testimonials

Our two children, looking at them now and the resources they have at RSD - they have friends and adult role models that speak their language. That's huge for us.

- Katelyn T.

RSD taught me more than academic skills in math, science, social studies, and ELA. I personally developed skills in independence, empathy, compassion and creativity.

- McKenna G.

Well-informed teaching and support staff who are inviting to new families who are striving to be sure they are doing the right thing for their deaf and hard of hearing children.

- Denise & William B.

We needed a place that could help our daughter's growth/language development and RSD was the best place for that. It's the first and last place we looked at.

- Jessica W.

Upcoming Events

Volleyball vs. Houghton

Time: 4 PM – 5 PM
Location: Rochester School For The Deaf, 1545 St Paul St, Rochester, NY 14621, USA
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