- Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
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Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind Location 33 North Institute Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado Coordinates 38°50′06″N 104°48′25″W / 38.835°N 104.807°WCoordinates: 38°50′06″N 104°48′25″W / 38.835°N 104.807°W Information Type Residential school Established 1874 Head of school Carol Hilty Grades Preschool-12th grade and post high school education Color(s) red, white and black Mascot Bulldogs Languages American Sign Language, English Website http://www.csdb.org/ The Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind (CSDB) is a K-12 residential school, located on Knob Hill, one mile (1.6 km) east of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, near the famous laboratory of Nikola Tesla. The school was founded in 1874 as The Colorado Institute for the Education of Mutes by Jonathan R. Kennedy, who had previously been steward at the Kansas State School For the Deaf.[1] The school began in a rented house in downtown Colorado Springs with seven students, three of which were Kennedy's own children.[2] One of Kennedy's children, Emma and another student, Frank H. Chaney later married and became the parents of the actor, Lon Chaney.
Colorado Springs founder William Jackson Palmer was the land-grantor of several institutions in Colorado Springs, including the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind.
CSDB were the 2004 National Champions in the Deaf Academic Bowl.
CSDB serves students and their families who are deaf, blind, or both. CSDB also coordinates the Colorado Home Intervention Program (CHIP)[3] that serves deaf and hard of hearing students from birth to three years old within their home. CSDB provides outreach services to support students, families, and school districts throughout Colorado.
References
- ^ Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, p. 42-43 (PDF)(PDF)
- ^ "Colorado School For The Deaf and Blind". http://www.csdb.org/Default.aspx?DN=b2cfb84c-d975-4f68-8174-2099d5a0356e. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ "Colorado Home Intervention Program". http://www.csdb.org/Default.aspx?DN=7072bfc5-00b7-4916-90e0-df58b4498aee. Retrieved 2011-03-23. "serve families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing"
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Colorado Springs High Schools and Colleges Colleges and universities: Air Force Academy • Colorado College • Pikes Peak Community College • University of Colorado
High schools: Air Academy • Aspen Valley • Cheyenne Mountain • Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind • Colorado Springs Christian • Colorado Springs School • Coronado • Doherty • Falcon • Fountain Valley • Harrison • Hilltop Baptist • Liberty • Mesa Ridge • Mitchell • Palmer • Pine Creek • Rampart • St. Mary's • Sand Creek • Vanguard School • Wasson
Categories:- High schools in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Educational institutions established in 1874
- Schools for the deaf in the United States
- Schools for the blind in the United States
- Middle schools in Colorado
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