Kansas School for the Deaf

School in Olathe, Kansas, U.S.

Kansas School for the Deaf

Location

Olathe

Kansas

United States

Information
Former name| Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb
School type| Deaf School
Established| 1861; 164 years ago (1861)
Founder| Phillip A. Emery
Grades| K-12
Website| https://www.kansasdeaf.gov/

The Kansas School For the Deaf, is a K-12 school, located in downtown Olathe, Kansas. In 1861, 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."

## History

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Philip Emery, founder of Kansas School for the Deaf

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.[1] He began educating deaf students from the attic of a small house in Baldwin City, Kansas, about 25 miles southwest of its current location.[2]

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.[3]

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.[3]

## Sports

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Like many schools, KSD encourages students to participate in athletics. It adopted sports very early on, The football team began in 1899, and the basketball team in 1903.[4][5] Perhaps the most famous KSD alumnus is Dummy Taylor who pitched for the New York Giants from 1900 to 1908. In addition to football and baseball, the school has also had active wrestling, track, basketball, cheerleading and volleyball programs. Athletic teams play both area public schools and other state deaf schools from the region. KSD boys won the 1978 National Deaf Football Championship and 1978 National Deaf Basketball Championship. The KSD girls won the 1978 National Deaf Volleyball Championship.

## Campus

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The school has dormitories for students who live far from the campus.[6] The Stanley D. Roth east and west wings house dormitories.[7]

## References

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1. ^ Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, p. 36-37 (PDF Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine)(PDF Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine)
2. ^ "Historical Highlight - Kansas School for the Deaf". Ksdaef.org. Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
3. ^ a b "CONTENTdm". Jocohistory.org. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
4. ^ 100th Year Anniversary of Kansas School for the Deaf Boys Basketball. Kansas School for the Deaf Alumni Association, 2003.
5. ^ Celebrate Kansas Deaf Football 100 Years Anniversary. Kansas School for the Deaf Alumni Association, 1999.
6. ^ "Student Life". Kansas School for the Deaf. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
7. ^ "Campus Map". Kansas School for the Deaf. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

## External links

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* Kansas State School For the Deaf
* Celebrating Kansas' Deaf Heritage
* Kansas School for the Deaf photograph collection

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Schools for the deaf in the United States

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| Statewide|

* AL Inst f/t Deaf and Blind
* AK St Sch f/t Deaf & Hard of Hearing
* AZ State Schs f/t Deaf & Blind
* AR Sch f/t Deaf
* CA Sch f/t Deaf, Fremont
* CA Sch f/t Deaf, Riverside
* CO Sch f/t Deaf & Blind
* DE School f/t Deaf
* FL Sch f/t Deaf & Blind
* Atlanta Area Sch f/t Deaf (GA)
* GA Sch f/t Deaf
* HI Sch f/t Deaf and the Blind
* ID Sch f/t Deaf and the Blind
* IL Sch f/t Deaf
* IN Sch f/t Deaf
* IA Sch f/t Deaf
* KS Sch f/t Deaf
* KY Sch f/t Deaf
* LA Sch f/t Deaf
* MD Sch f/t Deaf
* Gov Baxter (ME) Sch f/t Deaf
* MI Sch f/t Deaf
* MN St Acad f/t Deaf
* MO Sch f/t Deaf
* MS Sch f/t Deaf
* MT Sch f/t Deaf & Blind
* NC Sch f/t Deaf
* E NC Sch f/t Deaf
* ND Sch f/t Deaf
* Katzenbach (NJ) Sch f/t Deaf
* NM Sch f/t Deaf
* NY St Sch f/t Deaf
* OH Sch f/t Deaf
* OK Sch f/t Deaf
* OR Sch f/t Deaf
* RI School f/t Deaf
* SC Sch f/t Deaf & the Blind
* TN Sch f/t Deaf
* W TN Sch f/t Deaf
* TX Sch f/t Deaf
* UT Schs f/t Deaf & the Blind
* VA Sch f/t Deaf & Blind
* WA Sch f/t Deaf
* WI Sch f/t Deaf
* WV Schs f/t Deaf & the Blind

| Closed|

* Ctrl NC Sch f/t Deaf K-8
* NE Sch f/t Deaf
* Scranton State Sch f/t Deaf (PA)
* SD Sch f/t Deaf
* TX Blind, Deaf, & Orphan Sch
* VA Sch f/t Deaf, Blind, & Multi-Disabled
* WY Sch f/t Deaf

|

Deaf program
ended|

* Governor Morehead School (NC)

District-
operated|

* 47 The American Sign Language & Eng Sec Sch (New York City)
* Alexander Graham Bell K-8 deaf program (Chicago)
* Horace Mann Sch f/t Deaf & Hard of Hearing (Boston)
* Marlton (Los Angeles)
* Milby HS HS deaf program (Houston)
* Mockingbird ES (former Stonewall Jackson) elem. deaf program (Dallas)

| Closed|

* Detroit Day Sch f/t Deaf
* Barbara Jordan HS for Careers Deaf program (Houston) (converted into other purpose)

|

Deaf program closed|

* T. H. Rogers K-8 deaf program (Houston)

Charter|

* Metro Deaf School (Minnesota North Star Academy merged into Metro Deaf)

Private|

* American Sch f/t Deaf
* Beverly Sch f/t Deaf
* Clarke Schs for Hearing & Speech
* Christian School and Chapel f/t Deaf (PR)
* Kendall Demo ES (DC)
* The Learning Ctr f/t Deaf
* Lexington Sch & Ctr f/t Deaf (NY)
* Tucker Maxon
* Model Sec Sch f/t Deaf (DC)
* Moog Ctr for Deaf Ed
* NY Sch f/t Deaf
* PA Sch f/t Deaf
* Rochester Sch f/t Deaf
* Willie Ross Sch f/t Deaf
* Scranton Sch f/t Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Children (PA)
* St. Rita Sch f/t Deaf
* Western PA Sch f/t Deaf

| Closed|

* Austine School

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Tertiary
schools|

* Gallaudet University
* National Technical Institute for the Deaf
* National Center on Deafness

Ungraded
schools|

* Central Institute for the Deaf
* Summit Speech School
* Wright-Humason School for the Deaf

List of schools for the deaf

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Schools for
blind & deaf|

* AL Inst f/t Deaf & Blind
* AZ State Schs f/t Deaf & Blind
* AR Sch f/t Blind & Visually Imp
* AR Sch f/t Deaf
* CA Sch f/t Blind
* CA Sch f/t Deaf, Fremont
* CA Sch f/t Deaf, Riverside
* CO Sch f/t Deaf & Blind
* DE Sch f/t Deaf
* FL Sch f/t Deaf & Blind
* GA Acad f/t Blind
* GA Sch f/t Deaf
* HI Sch f/t Deaf and the Blind
* ID Sch f/t Deaf and the Blind
* IL Sch f/t Deaf
* IL Sch f/t Visually Imp
* IN Sch f/t Blind & Vis Imp
* IN Sch f/t Deaf
* IA Sch f/t Deaf
* KS Sch f/t Deaf
* KS St Sch f/t Blind
* KY Sch f/t Blind
* KY Sch f/t Deaf
* LA Sch f/t Deaf
* LA Sch f/t Visually Imp
* MD Sch f/t Deaf
* MI Sch f/t Deaf
* MN St Acad f/t Blind
* MN St Acad f/t Deaf
* MO Sch f/t Blind
* MO Sch f/t Deaf
* MS Sch f/t Blind
* MS Sch f/t Deaf
* MT Sch f/t Deaf & Blind
* NC Sch f/t Deaf
* E NC Sch f/t Deaf
* Gov Morehead Sch (NC) f/t Blind
* ND Sch f/t Deaf
* ND Vision Services/Sch f/t Blind
* NE Ctr f/t Ed of Children who are Blind or Vis Imp
* Katzenbach (NJ) Sch f/t Deaf
* NM Sch f/t Blind & Vis Imp
* NM Sch f/t Deaf
* NY St Sch f/t Blind
* NY St Sch f/t Deaf
* OH St Sch f/t Blind
* OH Sch f/t Deaf
* OK Sch f/t Blind
* OK Sch f/t Deaf
* OR Sch f/t Deaf
* SC Sch f/t Deaf & the Blind
* SD Sch f/t Blind & Visually Imp
* TN Sch f/t Blind
* TN Sch f/t Deaf
* W TN Sch f/t Deaf
* TX Sch f/t Blind & Visually Imp
* TX Sch f/t Deaf
* UT Schs f/t Deaf & the Blind
* VA Sch f/t Deaf & Blind
* WA St Sch f/t Blind
* WA Sch f/t Deaf
* WI Sch f/t Blind & Visually Imp
* WI Sch f/t Deaf
* WV Schs f/t Deaf & the Blind

| Closed|

* IA Braille & Sight Saving Sch
* MI Sch f/t Blind
* Ctrl NC Sch f/t Deaf K-8
* NE Sch f/t Deaf
* OR Sch f/t Blind
* Scranton State Sch f/t Deaf (PA)
* SD Sch f/t Deaf (dorms closed in 2005, later closed entirely)
* TX Blind, Deaf & Orphan Sch
* VA Sch f/t Deaf, Blind, & Multi-Disabled
* WY Sch f/t Deaf

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Dorms closed|

* Gov Baxter Sch f/t Deaf (ME)
* RI Sch f/t Deaf

Schools for
gifted &
talented|

* AL Sch of Fine Arts
* AL Sch of Math & Sci
* AR Sch for Math, Sci & Arts
* IL Math & Sci Acad
* IN Acad for Sci, Math & Humanities
* KS Acad of Math & Sci
* Craft Acad for Exc in Sci & Math (KY)
* Carol Martin Gatton Acad of Math & Sci in KY
* LA Sch for Math, Sci, & Arts
* ME Sch of Sci & Math
* MS Sch of the Arts
* MS Sch for Math & Sci
* MO Acad of Sci, Math & Comp
* NC Sch of Sci & Math
* U. of NC Sch of the Arts
* NM Sch f/t Arts
* OK Sch of Sci & Math
* SC Gov's Sch for the Arts & Humanities
* SC Gov's Sch for Sci & Math
* TX Acad of Leadership in the Humanities
* TX Acad of Math & Sci

Tribal/
Bureau of
Indian Education|

* Chemawa Indian (OR)
* Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (SD)
* Choctaw Tribal School System (MS)
* Circle of Nations (ND)
* Crow Creek Tribal (SD)
* Flandreau Indian (SD)
* Greyhills Academy HS (AZ)
* Hunters Point Boarding (AZ)
* Jones Acad (OK)
* Kaibeto Boarding (AZ)
* Lummi Nation (WA)
* Many Farms Community (former Chinle Boarding) (AZ)
* Many Farms HS (AZ)
* Marty Indian (SD)
* Navajo Prep (NM)
* Pierre Indian Learning Center (SD)
* Pine Hill Schs (Ramah Navajo) (NM)
* Pine Ridge School (SD)
* Riverside Indian (OK)
* Rough Rock Community (AZ)
* Santa Fe Indian (NM)
* Sequoyah HS (OK)
* Sherman Indian HS (CA)
* Shiprock Associated Schools, Inc. (NM)
* Shonto Prep HS (AZ)
* Tuba City Boarding (AZ)
* Wingate HS (NM)

| Closed|

* Albuquerque Indian School (NM)
* Carlisle Indian Industrial School (PA)
* Phoenix Indian School (AZ)

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Dorms closed|

* Havasupai Boarding and Day School (AZ)
* Rock Point Community School (AZ)
* Northern Cheyenne Tribal School (MT)

Other|

* Alaska
* Galena Interior Learning Acad
* Nenana Student Living Ctr
* Mt. Edgecumbe HS
* California
* California Academy of Mathematics and Science (as of 1993)
* Connecticut
* Gilbert
* Woodstock Acad
* Hawaii
* Lahainaluna HS
* Michigan
* Taylor Int'l Dorm
* New York
* Randolph Academy UFSD Randolph Campus
* Oregon
* Crane Union
* Harper
* Huntington
* Mitchell
* Paisley
* Spray
* SEED Foundation (DC, Maryland, Miami, Los Angeles)

| Merged|

* New York: Hopevale UFSD

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