Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was an American educator. Along with Laurent Clerc and Mason Cogswell, he co-founded the first permanent institution for the education of the deaf in North America, and he became its first principal. When opened on April 15, 1817, it was called the "Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons," but it is now known as the American School for the Deaf.
Van Asch Deaf Education Centre was located in Truro Street, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand. It was a special school for deaf children, accepting both day and residential pupils, as well being as a resource centre providing services and support for parents, mainstream students and their teachers in the South Island and the Lower North Island.
Indo-Pakistani Sign Language (IPSL) is the predominant sign language in South Asia, used by at least 7 million deaf signers. As with many sign languages, it is difficult to estimate numbers with any certainty, as the Census of India does not list sign languages and most studies have focused on the north and urban areas. As of 2021, it is the most used sign language in the world, and Ethnologue ranks it as the 151th most "spoken" language in the world.
The Victorian College for the Deaf (VCD), located on St Kilda Road in Melbourne, Australia, is Victoria's oldest deaf school, opening in 1860. The Victorian College for the Deaf is Australia's only Prep to Year 12 Specialist in Deaf Education. Education is provided using a bilingual philosophy of teaching through Auslan, the language of the Australian Deaf community, and English as the second language. It has a significant role in the history of Australian Deaf culture.
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is a state-supported boarding school for deaf and blind children established in 1885, in St. Augustine, Florida, United States.
Montfort Senior Secondary School, Delhi, is an unaided Christian minority school administered by the Society of the Brothers of St. Gabriel. It has a branch located in DELHI The institution was established in the year 1970. The school is named after Saint Louis de Montfort, a French priest and Catholic saint. It is a co-educational school and is affiliated to CBSE. The School is recognised by the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi (CBSE). The students are prepared for All-India Secondary and Senior Secondary Examinations conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.
The American School for the Deaf (ASD) originally The American Asylum, At Hartford, For The Education And Instruction Of The Deaf And Dumb is the oldest permanent school for the deaf in the United States, and the first school for children with disabilities anywhere in the western hemisphere. It was founded April 15, 1817, in West Hartford, Connecticut, by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Dr. Mason Cogswell, and Laurent Clerc and became a state-supported school later that year.
Thomas Braidwood (1715–1806) was a Scottish educator, significant in the history of deaf education. He was the founder of Britain's first school for the deaf.
The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf is the third-oldest school of its kind in the United States. Its founder, David G. Seixas (1788–1864), was a Philadelphia crockery maker-dealer who became concerned with the plight of impoverished deaf children that he observed on the city's streets. The current school building is listed by the National Register of Historic Places, and two former campuses are similarly recognized.
John Collins Covell was a 19th-century American educator and school administrator specializing in deaf education in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia.
Howard Hille Johnson was a blind American educator and writer in the states of Virginia and West Virginia. Johnson was instrumental in the establishment of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind in 1870, after which he taught blind students at the institution's School for the Blind for 43 years.
Special Education Department is a department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan. The department meets the Special education requirements of the disabled children especially, hearing impaired, visually impaired, mentally retarded and physically disabled.
Patiala School for the Deaf is special school for deaf children in Patiala city of Panjab. Society for Welfare of the Handicapped started the co-educational school in 1967.
Patiala School for the Blind is a special school for blind children in Patiala city of Panjab. Society for Welfare of the Handicapped started the school in 1967.
Patiala School for the Deaf-blind is a special school for deaf-blind children, or multiple disabilities, in Patiala city of Panjab. Society for Welfare of the Handicapped started the school in 2011.
Society for Welfare of the Handicapped is a registered non-governmental organization of Patiala for the welfare of children with disabilities. It is a pioneer in the field of special education in North India. It is managing three schools Patiala School for the Deaf, Patiala School for the Blind and Patiala School for the Deaf-blind in a village near Patiala city of Panjab. The deaf and the blind school together have 200 children, of which 140 are deaf and 60 are blind. The third, Patiala School for the Deaf-blind, is 3rd of its kind in India.
Dattaur is a village in Haryana, India. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Sampla, 275 kilometres (171 mi) from Chandigarh and 45 kilometres (28 mi) from New Delhi.
Parkash Memorial Deaf & Dumb School, also referred to as the PM Deaf and Dumb School, is a school for deaf-mute children in the city of Ropar in the Panjab. It is run by the Parkash Memorial Deaf and Dumb Handicapped Welfare Society [Regd.], and Mrs Adarsh Sharma is the current principal of the school. Panjabi is the primary language of the school.
