Education of the Deaf

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• Education of the deaf — consists of two main approaches: manualism and oralism. Manualism is the education of deaf students using sign language and oralism is the education of deaf students using spoken language. Since the beginning of the 18th century, these two… …   Wikipedia

• Education of the Deaf and Dumb —     Education of the Deaf and Dumb     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Education of the Deaf and Dumb     Education essentially includes the process of encouraging, strengthening, and guiding the faculties, whether of mind or body, so as to make them… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf — The Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf was (despite the name) the first international conference of deaf educators held in Milan, Italy in 1880. It is commonly known as The Milan Conference . After deliberations from September …   Wikipedia

• Ulster Society for Promoting the Education of the Deaf and the Blind — The Ulster Society for Promoting the Education of the Deaf and the Blind (or simply the Ulster Society ) was founded around 1836.The schools owned by the Ulster Society, have a long and interesting history dating back to 1836 when the first… …   Wikipedia

• Education of the Blind — • Includes statistics and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Education of the Blind     Education of the Blind      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• History of the deaf — The recorded history of sign language in Western society extends from the 16th century, as a visual language or method of communication. Sign language is a system of conventional gestures, mimic, hand signs and finger spelling, the use of hand… …   Wikipedia

• Education in the Empire of Japan — was a high priority for the government, as the leadership of the early Meiji government realized the critical need for universal public education in its drive to modernize and westernize Japan. Overseas missions such as the Iwakura mission were… …   Wikipedia

• Education in the People's Republic of Poland — was controlled by the communist state, which provided primary schools, secondary schools, vocational education and universities. Education in communist Poland was compulsory from age 7 to 15.Primary and secondary educationPrior to World War II,… …   Wikipedia

• Deaf, Education of the — • History, aids, and alphabets are discussed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Learning Center for the Deaf — Infobox School name =The Learning Center for the Deaf motto = Where Innovation is a Tradition established =1970 type =Private, publicly funded affiliation = district = grades = president = principal = head of school = dean = faculty = staff =… …   Wikipedia