Kansas State School For the Deaf
The Kansas School For the Deaf is a K-12 school located in downtown
Olathe, Kansas . In1866 , it became the first school for the deaf established in the state ofKansas , 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
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. 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. [ [http://www.jocohistory.org/culture/16no1deaf.asp JoCoHistory ] ]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. [ [http://www.jocohistory.org/culture/16no1deaf.asp JoCoHistory ] ]
Sports
Like most schools, KSD encourages students to participate in athletics. It adopted sports very early on; the football team began in 1899, the basketball team in 1903. ["100th Year Anniversary of Kansas School for the Deaf Boys Basketball". Kansas School for the Deaf Alumni Association, 2003.] ["Celebrate Kansas Deaf Football 100 Years Anniversary". Kansas School for the Deaf Alumni Association, 1999.] Perhaps the most famous KSD alumnus is
Luther "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.External links
* [http://ksdeaf.org Kansas State School For the Deaf]
* [http://www.jocohistory.org/culture/16no1deaf.asp Celebrating Kansas’ Deaf Heritage]
* [http://www.jocohistory.net/collections/ksd.asp Kansas School for the Deaf photograph collection]References
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