Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind
[1] During the American Civil War, the school's Main Hall was used as a hospital by Confederate troops, and several staff members served as doctors or nurses.It teaches the reading and writing of Braille, as well as life and social skills, self-advocacy and mobility skills, alongside traditional academic subjects [14] All staff in the department are specifically trained and licensed by the Virginia Department of Education or other licensing boards tailored to the specific demands of the students.[15] The Deaf Department offers a range of vocational and academic subjects to its pupils in order to prepare them for life after the school.[16] A free program is offered by the school to families raising children who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind, low-vision or deaf-blind.This includes American Sign Language classes, socialising and networking opportunities and home-based services designed to support and educate families while allowing them some independence.Its first member was T. Carlton Lewellyn, the first Physical Education director at the school [20] The Cardinals were Mason-Dixon Basketball Tournament Champions in the 1959, 1964 and 1970 seasons.The Virginia Department of the Visually Handicapped rented portions of an unused dormitory building, Watts Hall.
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