deaf school
School for signing
A deaf school is an educational institution designed specifically for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, where instruction often incorporates sign language and visual teaching methods.
These schools range from elementary through secondary levels and may be day schools or residential: She attended the state deaf school from age five.
Also called a school for the deaf.
- sign languageVisual-gestural communication system
- ASLManual visual communication system
- hearing impairedReduced auditory function
- hearing lossReduced ability to perceive sound
- GallaudetDeaf higher education institution
dormitory · dorm life · interpreter · signing · lip reading · cochlear implant · silent · hands · gestures · visual · visual learner · communication · fingerspelling · captioned · closed captions · vibration · bell · residential
- hearing aidshearing aids, hearing aid, behind-the-ear, digital hearing aids, in-the-ear