Thomas Ridgeway, a former professor and an alumnus of the school, stated that the folklore is that a mother in the Macon area made efforts to establish the school after her daughter survived an epidemic. In 1851 a group of Georgians petitioned the legislature to have the school established.[1] The Georgia Legislature spent $5,000 to establish the school, which opened in 1852.[2]
Georgia Academy for the Blind, Orange Street, circa 1876.
In 1990 there was a study headed by two employees of Gallaudet University that concluded that the Georgia Department of Education should do more to ensure more children were placed at Georgia Academy for the Blind and at the two other state schools for disabled children, Georgia School for the Deaf and Atlanta Area School for the Deaf, as all three were under-utilized.[4]
In 2009 the school's student fund was running out of money.[5]
Student bodyedit
In 1990 the school had ages 4-21, with students numbering 170, and with about 33% having disabilities in other aspects. Most of the children lived in school districts which had one or two blind students each, and most of the students did not live in the Atlanta metropolitan area.[4]
^ abcHubbard, Julie (2009-01-06). "Student fund at Georgia Academy for the Blind almost tapped out". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
^Honaker, Andrea (2017-02-17). "Challenges abound, but cheerleading squad finds 'we can do anything'". The Macon Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
Further readingedit
"Origin and history of the Georgia Academy for the Blind, with documents from the beginning, 1851, to 1887". 1887. - Full text available
Stephens, Otis. In Touch with Learning: A History of the Georgia Academy For The Blind.
External linksedit
Georgia Academy for the Blind
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