Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris

Infobox_School2
name = Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris


established = 1760
type = Public
city = Paris
country = France
website = http://www.injs-paris.fr

Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris (INJS) is the current name of the famous school for the Deaf founded by Charles-Michel de l'Épée in 1760 in Paris, France. (The date of the beginning of the school is often given as 1755, but that is incorrect.)

After the death of Père Vanin in 1759, the Abee de l'Épée was introduced to two Deaf girls who were in need of a new instructor. The school began in 1760 and shortly thereafter was opened to the public and became the world's first free school for the Deaf. It was originally located in a house at 14 rue des Moulins, butte Saint-Roch, near the Louve in Paris. [ [http://saveourdeafschools.org/injs_paiting_of_school_at_original_location_14_rue_des_moulins_in_paris.jpgPainting of school at original location on 14 rue des Moulins] ] On July 29, 1791, the French legislature approved government funding for the school and it was renamed: "Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets à Paris."

References

External links

* [http://www.injs-paris.fr/ Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris (INJS)]
* [http://saveourdeafschools.org/injs_map.jpgMap]
* [http://maps.google.fr/maps?f=q&hl=fr&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=injs+paris&ie=UTF8&ll=48.854833,2.350988&spn=0.027672,0.058365&z=14&iwloc=A&om=1 Google Maps]
* [http://frenchexchange.canalblog.com/archives/2008/01/17/7597646.html ASD-INJS French Exchange Program]
* [http://archives.gallaudet.edu/Timeline.htm "Timeline" on the Gallaudet University web site] (See the listing for 1760.)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSfpkAOp7GY Video Tour of INJS] (YouTube)
* [http://www.aaestj.org L’amicale des anciens élèves (AAE)] Website of the INJS Alumni Association.
* [http://saveourdeafschools.org/AAE_schedule_2008.pdf 2008 Schedule of Events] of the INJS Alumni Association (English Translation).