"THE ONTARIO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF" Belleville
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AaronHaynes
N 44° 08.938 W 077° 24.168
18T E 307838 N 4891226
Ontario government sanctioned the establishment of the first provincial school for deaf children
Waymark Code: WMCAC4
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/15/2011
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In 1869, at the urging of John B. McGann, a pioneer educator of the hearing impaired, the Ontario government sanctioned the establishment of the first provincial school for deaf children. A residential institution combining elementary school instruction with vocational training, the Ontario Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb was officially opened in October 1870. Increasing enrolment during the following decades led to steady expansion and improvement of facilities. When curricula were revised and advanced academic instruction introduced during the tenure of Dr. Charles B. Coughlin (1906-28), the school gained wide recognition for its contributions to special education. Renamed the Ontario School for the Deaf in 1913, it became the Sir James Whitney School in 1974 in honour of Ontario's sixth prime minister.
Address or location of plaque: Dundas street west
Physical location of plaque: City
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": The school
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Structure'
Condition of sign: Exellent
Is this a bilingual sign?: Yes !
What is the second/third language?: French
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
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