Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris
| Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris | |
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| Established | 1760 |
| Website | http://www.injs-paris.fr |
Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris (French: [ɛ̃stity nasjɔnal də ʒœn suʁ də paʁi], National Institute for Deaf Children of Paris) is the current name of the school for the Deaf founded by Charles-Michel de l'Épée, in stages, between 1750 and 1760[1] in Paris, France.
After the death of Père Vanin in 1759, the Abbé de l'Épée was introduced to two deaf girls who were in need of a new instructor. The school began in 1760 and shortly thereafter was opened to the public and became the world's first free school for the deaf. It was originally located in a house at 14 rue des Moulins, butte Saint-Roch, near the Louvre in Paris.[2] On July 29, 1791, the French legislature approved government funding for the school and it was renamed: "Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets à Paris."[3]
Prosper Menière was the first physician in chief in 1760.
References
- ^ Gallaudet Almanac, 1974, page 233.
- ^ Painting of school at original location on 14 rue des Moulins
- ^ Illustration by Auguste Colas (1894, Paris), in: Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, p. xxii
External links
- Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris (INJS)
- Map
- Google Maps
- ASD-INJS French Exchange Program
- "Timeline" on the Gallaudet University web site (See the listing for 1760.)
- Video Tour of INJS (YouTube)
- L’amicale des anciens élèves (AAE) Website of the INJS Alumni Association.
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