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The Kansas School For the Deaf, is a K-12 school, located in downtown Olathe, Kansas. In 1866, it became the first school for the deaf established in the state of Kansas, and today it remains the largest. Originally named the "Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb", the name has been changed several times to conform to prevailing sensibilities about deafness. Students and staff often refer to the school as "KSD." The Kansas School for the Deaf is a premier bilingual center-based educational placement option providing the highest quality of services, resources, and support to children ages 3–21 who are deaf/ hard of hearing, their families, their communities, and the professionals that serve them. KSD meets the criteria for FAPE and LRE as an educational option on the continuum of services. The Kansas School for the Deaf also maintains an Outreach Team that is separate from our center-based educational placement option. Our Outreach Mission is to provide the highest quality of services, resources, and supports to children ages birth-21 who are deaf/ hard of hearing by collaborating with their families, their communities, and the professionals that serve them across the state of Kansas. == History == The school was founded in 1861 by Phillip A. Emery, a deaf person who had taught briefly at Indiana School for the Deaf before coming to Kansas the previous year.〔Gannon, Jack. 1981. ''Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America'', Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, p. 36-37 ((PDF ))((PDF ))〕 He began educating deaf students from the attic of a small house in Baldwin City, Kansas, about 25 miles southwest of its current location.〔()〕 Within five years, the school received state funding and a new location in Olathe. In 1885 the thriving institution changed its name to Kansas Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. Its emphasis, influenced by the work of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, was on integrating deaf students into society, rather than housing them apart from it.〔(Bot generated title --> )〕 From the beginning KSD emphasized vocational training. Leather working, baking, sewing, printmaking and other trades were incorporated into the curriculum. Vocational training continues to be an integral part of the KSD experience to this day.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kansas State School For the Deaf」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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