Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind

The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, located in Staunton, Virginia, USA, is an institution for educating deaf and blind children, first established in 1839 by an act of the Virginia General Assembly.

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History

The Virginia School for the Deaf was first opened in Staunton by the State of Virginia in 1839.[1] The first superintendent was Joseph D. Tyler, who was paid a salary of $1200 per year. The first teacher hired was named Job Turner, who served the school for 40 years. Graduates of the Staunton school include William C. Ritter, who went on the found the Virginia School for the Deaf in Hampton, Edward C. Carney, who worked at the National Association of the Deaf in the late 1970s, and Thomas McCreery who was the publisher of the Backhannon Banner.

Campus consolidation

In June 2008, the two branches of the Virginia School for the Deaf (Staunton and Hampton) were consolidated into one school.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, p. 22-23 (PDF)(PDF)
  2. ^ "DBC Interviews Dr. William Ellerbee, Deputy State Supt. of the CA Dept. of Education," June 17, 2009. Retrieved September 5, 2009: http://www.dbcusa.org/index.php/Latest-News/DBC-Interviews-Dr.-William-Ellerbee-Deputy-State-Supt.-of-the-CA-Dept.-of-Education.html

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