Education of the deaf in the Atlantic Provinces

Abstract

It is fairly evident that the deaf child must be educated and the parents and community be aware of the possibilities available at a school such as the Halifax School for the Deaf. The study is undertaken as a contribution to current thought on matters of concern to the deaf child, parents of deaf children, legislators and Boards of Directors. It will tell something of the way in which education of the Deaf bean and how it progressed. It will consolidate in one work the historical, legislative and financial growth of the Halifax School for the Deaf from 1856 to present times.