Legislative Landmarks: The American School for the Deaf

In 1816, the Connecticut General Assembly chartered the first permanent school for the deaf in the U.S., incorporated under the name, "The Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons." This marked a turning point in the way society related to people with disabilities, and in the way they viewed special education. Today, the school is known as the American School for the Deaf (ASD). They celebrated their 200th anniversary in 2017, and its many achievements were often the result of its partnership with the Old State House.

Join our guest panelists from ASD: Executive Director Jeffrey Bravin, and Museum Coordinator Jean Linderman, for a discussion regarding ASD's foundation, history, growth, and progress.

The speakers will be joined by an American Sign Language interpreter.

This program is co-sponsored by the Connecticut's Democracy Center at Connecticut's Old State House and American School for the Deaf.

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