American School for the Deaf Revenue and Competitors

Founded in 1817, the American School for the Deaf was the first school of its kind in the United States, an educational and cultural hub whose graduates went on to found 35 schools for the deaf across America and a college for deaf people, Gallaudet University, in Washington, DC. American Sign Language came into being at ASD, and spread throughout the nation as ASD teachers and graduates moved along with America 's expanding frontier. Today, ASD offers a wealth of resources for deaf and hard of hearing children, youth and adults. Our Elementary, Junior High and High Schools offer campus-based education and career preparation. The PACES program offers a five- and seven-day residential treatment program for emotionally impacted deaf youth. ASD's Adult Vocational Services program helps deaf and hard of hearing young adults gain the employment and independent living skills necessary to be productive, contributing members of the community. And ASD's Outreach and Support Services provides birth to three services for families of deaf and hard of hearing infants; educational and audiological supports for hard of hearing students in local school districts; and audiological, educational and employment assessment services for ASD students and deaf and hard of hearing people throughout New England.