News & Announcements

Our elementary students and staff created a bit of holiday magic with the Nutcracker. RSD TA Beck Folkerts directed this sweet adaptation of a holiday favorite. Clara experiences the magic of the holiday season as the Nutcracker comes to life. They navigate conflict with the Mouse King, travel through a snow storm, and meet the Sugar Plum Fairy who shows them around the magical Candy Kingdom. The RSD family wishes you all the very best this holiday season!

Marvel's First Deaf Superhero

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. As the first Deaf superhero, she works tirelessly to advocate for inclusion and representation and is an inspirational presenter and educator.

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

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.

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!

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.

Friday, September 15, 2023
REDWINGS VS. LEHIGH VALLEY
Join the RSD community for a picnic before the game
and sit together in the RSD block!
5:15 p.m. Dinner in the WALK OF FAME CAFE TENT
6:05 p.m. Game
Post-Game Fireworks
ADULTS $20
CHILDREN AGES 4-12 $10
Under 4 FREE (Still need to reserve seat)

Join us as a fabulous cast of RSD middle and high schoolers present The Addams Family. May 22 and 23 at 7pm. ASL performance with voice interpreters.

The Online Auction to support RSD's 2024 student trip to Egypt closes at 6pm on Sunday, March 10. Please jump in and bid on items to support our students or make a direct donation! Many thanks to the individuals and organizations who donated items and to the many generous friends who are bidding on them.