How the history of residential schools for the deaf begin…
It began in Hartford,
Connecticut when Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was coming home from a seminary and
saw a girl that was not playing with the other kids in the yard. He asked around
and found her name was Alice Cogswell and that she was deaf. He tried to
communicate with her by writing “HAT” in sand and pointed to his hat.
Alice’s father, Dr Mason Cogswell was thrilled that someone was able to
communicate and teach her. Dr. Cogswell discussed with Gallaudet about starting
a deaf school in the city, Hartford. After Gallaudet considered the offer and
went to Europe to find out how to start a deaf school and learn how to teach
deaf children in America. After his trip from Europe, he brought Laurent Clerc
back with him. Laurent Clerc, a deaf Frenchman who taught at deaf institution in
Paris. He was the first deaf teacher of the deaf children. Gallaudet and Clerc
raised funds and opened Connecticut Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb now known as
American School for the Deaf in Hartford (Gannon, p. xxii). By 1857, 19 schools for the deaf established in eastern part of United States
plus Missouri, Iowa, Louisiana and Texas after the
establishment of residential school for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut.
Interesting
Facts:
| American School for the Deaf |
| First permanent public school for the Deaf in this country |
| First school for the handicapped children in the Western hemisphere |
| The American Annals for the Deaf Oldest educational periodical published at ASD 1847. |
| New York School for
the |
| 2nd oldest in the country begun in almshouse |
| first convention of the American Instructors of the Deaf held at this school |
| Kentucky School for the Deaf |
| First state-supported school for the deaf |
| First school west of Allegheny Mountains |
| Iowa School for the Deaf |
| 2nd state
residential school west of Mississippi River
|
| Texas School for the Deaf |
| Began in old frame
house, 3 log cabins and smokehouse
|
| California School for the Deaf Fremont |
| Original place where? In Berkeley! |
| Moved to Fremont in 1980 |
| Rhode Island School for the Deaf |
| Governor was first
to know a deaf girl – his daughter – became deaf from scarlet fever
and established deaf school for her
|
| Governor Baxter School for the Deaf |
| “The Easternmost School for the Deaf” |
| Only school located on island |
| Marie H Katzenbach School for the Deaf |
| Was called “New Jersey School for the Deaf” renamed in 1965 in honor of Mrs. Katzenbach. |
| She served on State
Board of Education for 43 years, during 18 of which she was president of
the Board
|
| Utah School for the Deaf |
| School was
established 12 years before Utah become a state
|
| North Dakota School for the Deaf |
| The Act divided the Dakota Territory into two states, North and South. |
| Since southern part of territory which became South Dakota and already had a school. |
| North
Dakota to start new one
|
| Hawaii School for the Deaf |
| Short
distance from Diamond Head – extinct volcano that is recognized around
the world as the landmark of Honolulu.
|
| Central Institute for the Deaf |
| One
of the leading pure oral schools in the country.
|
| California School for the Deaf, Riverside |
| Rapid growth in population right after WWII |
| State School could not meet the needs of ALL deaf children of the state so established one in southern part of California |