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The First Schools for the Deaf in America - Coggle Diagram
The First Schools for the Deaf in America
The Cobbs School
Privately financed by the Bolling family
Oralist method
Small initial student body
Braidwood Method (UK)
Rural, remote location
Headed by John Braidwood
Located in the small town of Cobbs, Virginia
Short-lived
Established in the early 1800's
Surrounded by the slave-owning American South
Established in 1815
The American School for the Deaf
Publicly financed via state funding in CT, as well as multiple philanthropic donors
Manual/Mixed method
Large initial student body
Method of Abbe Sicard (France)
Urban, convenient location
Headed by Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc
Located in the bustling urban center of Hartford, Connecticut
Long-lasting, still in existence at present
Established in the early 1800's
Surrounded by metropolitan New England region of America
Established in 1817