Cotting School
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| Cotting School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Lexington, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Information | |
| President | David W. Manzo |
| Enrollment |
128 |
| Athletics | Cotting School Falcons |
| Established | 1893 |
| Homepage | http://www.cotting.org/ |
Cotting School is a private, non-profit school for children with special needs located in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. It was founded in 1893 as the nation's first day school for children with disabilities.
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[edit] History
Cotting School was founded in 1893 and was America's first day school for children physical disabilities. [1][2][3] From its founding until its merger with the Krebs School in 1986,[4] Cotting School was located at 241 St. Botolph Street in Boston Massachusetts.[5] The school was founded Drs. Edward H. Bradford and Augustus Thorndike, both orthopedic surgeons at Children's Hospital Boston and was originally called The Industrial School for Crippled and Deformed Children. The school was also known as the Industrial School for Crippled Children and Cotting School for Handicapped Children.
The school's first superintendent, Mary M. Perry, served until 1919. She was followed by Charles Belnap (1919–23), Vernon Brackett (1923–55), William Carmichael (1955–84), Carl Mores (1984–2005), and David Manzo (2005–present).
Cotting School, A Pictorial History (ISBN 978-0738557656) was written by David Manzo and Elizabeth Campbell Peters and published by Arcadia Publishing (April 2,2008).
[edit] Services
The school offers the following services: special education, assistive technology, art, music, library/media, dental, vision, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, communication therapy, industrial arts, tutorial services, pre-vocational and vocational training.
[edit] Affiliations
- Association of Independent Schools of New England
- Boston College
- Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Children's Hospital Boston
- Emerson College Clinical Training Program
- Massachusetts Special Olympics
- New England Handicapped Sports Association (NEHSA)
- New England College of Optometry
- Northeastern University’s Bouve College of Health Sciences
- Outdoor Explorations
- Perkins School for the Blind
- Salem State College
- Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
- Wheelock College
[edit] Resources
[edit] References
- ^ "When home is a positive place", The Boston Globe, 2005-11-20. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
- ^ Belkin, Douglas. "More Than A Game", The Boston Globe Northwest, 2006-02-12, p. 1. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
- ^ Pryzant, Connie. "Cotting School Grants Diplomas to 17 Seniors", The Boston Globe, 1981-06-12. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
- ^ Elliott, Michael. "Ida Krebs, 86, Founder of School For Learning-Disabled Children", New York Times, 1995-02-28.
- ^ Coons, Phyllis. "Cotting School's Commencement Is Its Last To Be Held in Boston", The Boston Globe, 1988-06-19, p. B34. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
