Lexington School and Center for the Deaf comprises the Lexington School for the Deaf, the Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, Lexington Vocational Services, and the Lexington Center for Mental Health in New York City, aimed at serving the deaf and hard of hearing community.[1]
The Lexington School for the Deaf was founded in 1864. It is the oldest school for the deaf in New York.[2] According to The Encyclopedia of Special Education, the school was "a pioneer in oral education", as other schools for the deaf in the United States relied solely on sign language at the time. It has become a "world-renowned leader" for its work with infants, children and adolescents.[3]
The school takes students from birth to 21 years of age. The student body is racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse. Many have other disabilities, such as mobility and mental impairments, and most live below the poverty threshold set by New York City. The school's focus is on, in addition to assisting students in living with their disabilities, preparing them for higher education with an academic curriculum compliant with the New York State Education Department standards from preschool to its fully accreditedhigh school. The school utilizes a "mediated learning experience" (MLE) approach which provides training for parents and teachers as part of its emphasis on the importance of adult mediators to education. The school uses American Sign Language (abbreviated ASL) and English for instruction.[4]
In 1994, the school was subject to a community protest following the appointment of a hearing chairman of the board without what protesters felt was adequate representation of the deaf community in the selection process.[2][5] Following picket lines and other protest measures, Phil Bravin was placed in the position; Bravin had become the first deaf chair of the Gallaudet University Board following a similar protest in 1988.
Lexington Hearing & Speech Centeredit
The Lexington Hearing & Speech Center is a medical center that provides clinical services in hearing and speech to people in New York City's five boroughs, including infants, children, adults, and seniors. Beyond attempting to determine the cause of speech and language difficulty, the center focuses on medical and rehabilitative care, with a specialty in hearing aids. They operate a Mobile Hearing Evaluation Unit which visits seniors and residences throughout the New York City metropolitan area to conduct hearing tests and evaluate and analyze hearing aids already in use.
Lexington Vocational Services Centeredit
The Lexington Vocational Services Center, which has offices in New York and New Jersey, is intended to help deaf adults prepare for and obtain employment and also to help employers maintain deaf-friendly workplaces. They also host ASL classes for the community and employers.
Lexington Center for Mental Health Servicesedit
The Lexington Center for Mental Health Services provides mental health services to deaf adults and children, including evaluation, medication and treatment for those with mental illness and counseling for deaf parents of hearing children and hearing parents of deaf children.[6]
Referencesedit
^"Home - Lexington School and Center for the Deaf".
^Gaffney, Rosemary (26 February 2007). "Lexington School for the Deaf". In Reynolds, Cecil R.; Fletcher-Janzen, Elaine (eds.). Encyclopedia of Special Education, 3 Volume Set. John Wiley & Sons. p. 1275. ISBN978-0-470-17419-7. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
^Gannon, Jack (1981). Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America. Silver Spring: MD: National Association of the Deaf.
^Solomon, Andrew (13 November 2012). Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity. Simon & Schuster. p. 49. ISBN978-0-7432-3671-3. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
^A Tradition of Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities. Lexington School and Center for the Deaf. 2010.
Further readingedit
Cohen, Leah Hager (1995). Train go sorry: inside a deaf world. New York: Vintage. ISBN9780679761655.
External linksedit
Official website
May 23, 2024
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Lexington School and Center for the Deaf comprises the Lexington School for the Deaf the Lexington Hearing and Speech Center Lexington Vocational Services and the Lexington Center for Mental Health in New York City aimed at serving the deaf and hard of hearing community 1 Lexington School and Center for the DeafLocationEast Elmhurst Queens New York CityUnited StatesInformationTypePrivate state supportedEstablished1864Staff350Number of students330CampusClosed urban campusColor s Blue and whiteMascotBlue jayWebsitewww wbr lexnyc wbr org Contents 1 Lexington School for the Deaf 2 Lexington Hearing amp Speech Center 3 Lexington Vocational Services Center 4 Lexington Center for Mental Health Services 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksLexington School for the Deaf edit nbsp Lexington School for the Deaf The Lexington School for the Deaf was founded in 1864 It is the oldest school for the deaf in New York 2 According to The Encyclopedia of Special Education the school was a pioneer in oral education as other schools for the deaf in the United States relied solely on sign language at the time It has become a world renowned leader for its work with infants children and adolescents 3 The school takes students from birth to 21 years of age The student body is racially ethnically and linguistically diverse Many have other disabilities such as mobility and mental impairments and most live below the poverty threshold set by New York City The school s focus is on in addition to assisting students in living with their disabilities preparing them for higher education with an academic curriculum compliant with the New York State Education Department standards from preschool to its fully accredited high school The school utilizes a mediated learning experience MLE approach which provides training for parents and teachers as part of its emphasis on the importance of adult mediators to education The school uses American Sign Language abbreviated ASL and English for instruction 4 In 1994 the school was subject to a community protest following the appointment of a hearing chairman of the board without what protesters felt was adequate representation of the deaf community in the selection process 2 5 Following picket lines and other protest measures Phil Bravin was placed in the position Bravin had become the first deaf chair of the Gallaudet University Board following a similar protest in 1988 Lexington Hearing amp Speech Center editThe Lexington Hearing amp Speech Center is a medical center that provides clinical services in hearing and speech to people in New York City s five boroughs including infants children adults and seniors Beyond attempting to determine the cause of speech and language difficulty the center focuses on medical and rehabilitative care with a specialty in hearing aids They operate a Mobile Hearing Evaluation Unit which visits seniors and residences throughout the New York City metropolitan area to conduct hearing tests and evaluate and analyze hearing aids already in use Lexington Vocational Services Center editThe Lexington Vocational Services Center which has offices in New York and New Jersey is intended to help deaf adults prepare for and obtain employment and also to help employers maintain deaf friendly workplaces They also host ASL classes for the community and employers Lexington Center for Mental Health Services editThe Lexington Center for Mental Health Services provides mental health services to deaf adults and children including evaluation medication and treatment for those with mental illness and counseling for deaf parents of hearing children and hearing parents of deaf children 6 References edit Home Lexington School and Center for the Deaf a b Jankowski Katherine A 1997 Deaf Empowerment Emergence Struggle and Rhetoric Gallaudet University Press p 147 ISBN 978 1 56368 061 8 Retrieved 2 February 2013 Gaffney Rosemary 26 February 2007 Lexington School for the Deaf In Reynolds Cecil R Fletcher Janzen Elaine eds Encyclopedia of Special Education 3 Volume Set John Wiley amp Sons p 1275 ISBN 978 0 470 17419 7 Retrieved 2 February 2013 Gannon Jack 1981 Deaf Heritage A Narrative History of Deaf America Silver Spring MD National Association of the Deaf Solomon Andrew 13 November 2012 Far from the Tree Parents Children and the Search for Identity Simon amp Schuster p 49 ISBN 978 0 7432 3671 3 Retrieved 2 February 2013 A Tradition of Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities Lexington School and Center for the Deaf 2010 Further reading editCohen Leah Hager 1995 Train go sorry inside a deaf world New York Vintage ISBN 9780679761655 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lexington School and Center for the Deaf amp oldid 1217650972, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,