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No greater gift can we give our children or children who are not of our family than a proper education. All parents question the wisdom of private versus public schools, oral versus signing schools, and home schooling compared to any of the above. Yet deep within the resources of our hearts and minds comes the realization that alternatives are the hallmark of great societies. Given the proper information we can make a wise choice.
The schools shown below offer a choice, knowledge, wisdom, and above all understanding and compassion.
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB).
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind is the world's most comprehensive education and rehabilitation system serving children and adults who are deaf, blind and multidisabled.
The Child Care Management Services (CCMS) program operates as a clearing house to process state-distributed child care vouchers for a ten-county region in central Texas. These vouchers help to cover the cost of child care for low-income families.
The modified academic program offers older students with arithmetic, reading, science, social studies, physical education, health and safety, including practical arts and music. Also provides instruction in sign language to families and friends of students in total communication
The Mill Neck Family of Organizations exists to enhance the quality of life for people who are Deaf, or who have other special needs, through excellence in individually designed educational, vocational or spiritual programs and services.
In Northampton, Massachusetts, CLARKE is a world leader in educating hearing-impaired children. For more than 130 years our pioneering auditory/oral programs have taught deaf and hard of hearing children to listen and talk.
Florida School For Deaf and Blind.
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is a state-supported boarding school for eligible hearing-impaired and visually-impaired students pre-school through 12th grade. Founded in 1885, the School awards standard and special diplomas and prepares its graduates for a wide range of professional careers and trades. Each year, over three-fourths of the graduating class continue their education at colleges, universities, and technical training centers.
The mission of Gallaudet University is to serve as a comprehensive, multipurpose institution of higher education for deaf and hard of hearing citizens of the United States and of the world. In addition to its undergraduate and graduate academic programs, the University also offers national demonstration elementary and secondary education programs.
The original site of the Missouri School for the Deaf was a small frame farmhouse located on property belonging to the Fulton State Hospital. The property was on the hospital's southern boundary, an area currently set aside for part of the farming operation at FSH. On February 23, 1853, the Missouri Legislature authorized funds for the construction of permanent buildings on the present site of MSD. The school has operated continuously at its same location since the construction of the original buildings.
National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) is the world's first and largest technological college for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. It is one of eight colleges of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), a privately endowed, coeducational university that is student centered and career focused. RIT was founded in 1829, and NTID was formally established by Congress in 1965 as one of its colleges. One of the unique features of NTID/RIT is that more than 1,100 deaf and hard of hearing students study, share residence halls, and enjoy social life together with 13,000 hearing students.
South Dakota School for the Deaf.
The School for the Deaf was established in 1880, actually before South Dakota became a state. Over the years it has maintained its high educational standards, and presently has an unusual status of being accredited in both regular and special education (K-12) by the state. The school serves children who are residents of South Dakota and western Minnesota, and occasionally serves children from other surrounding states as well. If you are interested in your child being placed at our school, you must work with your local school district to make the placement.
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.
Today, WPSD continues its tradition of dedication by providing a comprehensive, tuition-free residential and day program to students from preschool through 12th grade. In recent years, students have hailed from over 100 school districts and 30 counties throughout the state.
St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf.
True to the mission of our founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, we address the individual needs of each child, with the goal of successfully mainstreaming all our students and allowing parents and children the freedom to choose their educational options.