Largest Deaf School in USA is....?????

chirowife03 · 12-29-2005, 01:28 AM

Me again,

Does anyone know of the largest deaf school in america? Or if you know of any fairly large schools in the usa.

Thank you!!
Penni

JeepGirl · 12-29-2005, 01:53 AM

I have no idea..

Heath · 12-29-2005, 01:54 AM

Texas School for the Deaf , I think.

Roadrunner · 12-29-2005, 01:56 AM

That depends on whether you're speaking of high schools or colleges--there are several known schools that do have such a big enrollment, although, some of the ones I know of (colleges, that is) are not only big in size, but do have outstanding education programs for students. Other than that, I suggest 'googling it' and I'm sure you'll find some rather interesting information--

chirowife03 · 12-29-2005, 01:58 AM

colleges.

sequoias · 12-29-2005, 02:04 AM

RIT or Gallaudet is the largest in terms of deaf population in college level education.

chirowife03 · 12-29-2005, 02:08 AM

That is what I am looking for. We want to set our Practice up in an area where there are LOTS of deaf / hoh people. We want to use this for the benefit of others. We can make this a goood thing rather than a difficulty. I know some patients would not want a deaf doctor and we worry that might affect our ability to be successful. In an area with a larger population we could really blossom and it be a blessing to BOTH the patient and the doctor.

whatcha think?

Penni
(the hopeful one)

***Jolie77*** · 12-29-2005, 02:14 AM

I think it is wonderful that you're in the doctorate field which is mind blowing. You can also try venuing out in several cities that has a large deaf population. I can also say perhaps CSUN (California State University - Northridge) ranks in the list as well along with Seqouia's feedback.

chirowife03 · 12-29-2005, 02:22 AM

We just really feel we can use this to benefit those who need it. What a blessing for us that woudl be if we were the patient and were deaf/hoh.... gotta keep it in the family. Thanks for your support. Our families were NOT so supportive.. they could only see failure- they don't know my husband.

We WILL accomplish this and we WILL make it work. We will be here with you guys all the way thru it. We have THREE more years.

Penni

***VamPyroX*** · 12-29-2005, 02:24 AM

Which is biggest? I don't know. Did you try Googling it?

chirowife03 · 12-29-2005, 02:33 AM

No, I thought I would have you do it and that way I could go grab my crackers and cheese wiz left over from Christmas Eve.. HAHAHAH

Thanks!! I will google.. we are just getting started.

chirowife03 · 12-29-2005, 02:38 AM

Thanks!!! But, I really hate the East. We are Western people.. California, Utah, Idaho..

Ok.. lots to check out.

Thanks again!!!!!
Penni

bbnt · 12-29-2005, 06:22 AM

Olathe, Kansas

deafclimber · 12-29-2005, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbnt

Olathe, Kansas

are u kidding ? i passed by it. it has several buildings if i could remmy.

chirowife03 · 12-29-2005, 10:22 AM

Oh gosh,,,,I cannot stand Kansas. There are no mountains, I am lost. Ok.. well I appreciate this but it does give me some good places to start my investigation.

Penni

LakeTahoe · 12-29-2005, 10:29 AM

Hey...I am myself Californian since I was born near Los Angeles (about 30 min away). But I ended up living in East Coast! I like it either way. BUt I prefer West more than East though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chirowife03

Thanks!!! But, I really hate the East. We are Western people.. California, Utah, Idaho..

Ok.. lots to check out.

Thanks again!!!!!
Penni

Cousin Vinny · 12-29-2005, 02:34 PM

Here's a couple of areas ranked according to high Deaf population density;

1) Metropolitian DC Area
2) Rochester, NY
3) Riverside-Orange-Los Angeles, CA
4) NYC, but that's only because of its massive population anyway.

If you're considering Florida (I'm in Miami, BTW);
1) St. Augustine
2) Metropolitian Miami
3) Metropolitian Tampa Bay

Keep in mind that Deafness is a low-incidence disability and not a lot of areas have high numbers of Deaf people.

chirowife03 · 12-29-2005, 02:36 PM

Yes , thank you. I went looking this morning. We are sticking to the West Coast. But, I appreciate that. That is why we figured a place that has a College would be very beneficial. So that is what we are going to do!!

Gonna turrrrrrrn this thing into a goooooood thing.

Cheers,
PENNI

Tousi · 12-29-2005, 03:01 PM

The Riverside/LA corridor has both, a school for the deaf and an university and between the two, there's GOBS of deaf folks of all ages and their hearing friends and families!

chirowife03 · 12-29-2005, 03:09 PM

OH REALLY?? yummy..................LA is not a desirable place to me but ........that would be an ideal location.

THANK YOU!!!!!!

Penni

Tousi · 12-29-2005, 03:15 PM

It is about an hour and a half, depending on traffic, between LA and Riverside but there's so many towns in between the two. You cannot drive from Riverside to LA and run out of lights. LOL! Somewhere in the middel, leaning closer to Riverside just might do the trick for ya.

deafclimber · 12-29-2005, 03:31 PM

i googled 'largest school in usa' in search engine within a few second and it says Florida School for Blind and Deaf is the largest in USA.

check this - http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/about/ and scrool yourself down below and you can see "the largest...." yourself.

chirowife03 · 12-29-2005, 03:35 PM

Soo Deafclimber..

My husband likes to climb big mountains too. He hiked the entire pacific crest trail by himself. This venture took him six months. He did this entire thing by his own planning and lived to tell about it. Pretty neat.

Penni

deafclimber · 12-29-2005, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chirowife03

Soo Deafclimber..

My husband likes to climb big mountains too. He hiked the entire pacific crest trail by himself. This venture took him six months. He did this entire thing by his own planning and lived to tell about it. Pretty neat.

Penni

cool

that is awesome. i have heard a lot about PCT. there are soo many very beautiful scenes. i do backpacking too. sometimes i do on Appachalian Trail in east coast. i am just a rock climber, not mountaineering climber. i prefer climbing on vertical walls.

if ppl do hike or something in mtns, i consider its called backpacking or day hiking, not climbing - different definition. if someone do climbing in mtns like it requires harness, ropes, crampons, ice axes, that is called mountaineering which is really climbing.

chirowife03 · 12-29-2005, 03:52 PM

Right--- my climbing experience is climbing to the top of the sale piles at Nordy's. And my backpacking experience is all the bags I can possibly throw on the back of my body to carry to my car and throw in my trunk and go in and gather more supplies at Macys.

That is neat you do that..Brian loves being a Mountain man. He is an eagle scout also.

How old are you? he is 48. He is in pretty good shape, he ran in marathons, did a triathalon and he was in the olympics and raced bikes thru 17 countries.

I am married to a studman. And he is married to a shopper.

AHAHHAAHHA

PENNI

deafclimber · 12-29-2005, 04:02 PM

ahh he must be in a great shape at his age.

yea i am just an outdoor boy just like ur studman. i m 39 and my mind is like 16 yrs old.

chirowife03 · 12-29-2005, 04:08 PM

You are cute!!!

Take care

Cousin Vinny · 12-29-2005, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deafclimber

check this - http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/about/ and scrool yourself down below and you can see "the largest...." yourself.

On its face, the statement appears to make FSD to be one of the largest in terms of acreage. No question about it, FSD is B I G ! But when we're talking about the #'s of people working there and #'s of Deaf students, I think FSD trails a couple of other schools, but would be in the top five or so.

And yes, I'm a proud FSD alumni!

Tousi · 12-29-2005, 06:11 PM

I am going to go out on a limb and guess there's about 18-20 thousand deafies in the Riverside/LA corridor. And this doesn't take into account all their (the deafies) relatives and friends. How much larger of a consumer base do ya need, anyway? Sounds great to me! Not talking to anyone in particular here.

dkf747 · 12-29-2005, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eyeth

Here's a couple of areas ranked according to high Deaf population density;

1) Metropolitian DC Area
2) Rochester, NY
3) Riverside-Orange-Los Angeles, CA
4) NYC, but that's only because of its massive population anyway.

If you're considering Florida (I'm in Miami, BTW);
1) St. Augustine
2) Metropolitian Miami
3) Metropolitian Tampa Bay

Keep in mind that Deafness is a low-incidence disability and not a lot of areas have high numbers of Deaf people.

Minneapolis-St. Paul has a sizeable Deaf community. It seems to me that they have more going on than the Washington DC area community does.

12-29-2005, 01:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
chirowife03 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 91	Largest Deaf School in USA is....????? Me again, Does anyone know of the largest deaf school in america? Or if you know of any fairly large schools in the usa. Thank you!! Penni

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12-29-2005, 01:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Heath Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7,959	Texas School for the Deaf , I think.

12-29-2005, 01:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
Roadrunner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,090	That depends on whether you're speaking of high schools or colleges--there are several known schools that do have such a big enrollment, although, some of the ones I know of (colleges, that is) are not only big in size, but do have outstanding education programs for students. Other than that, I suggest 'googling it' and I'm sure you'll find some rather interesting information--

12-29-2005, 01:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
chirowife03 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 91	colleges.

12-29-2005, 02:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
chirowife03 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 91	That is what I am looking for. We want to set our Practice up in an area where there are LOTS of deaf / hoh people. We want to use this for the benefit of others. We can make this a goood thing rather than a difficulty. I know some patients would not want a deaf doctor and we worry that might affect our ability to be successful. In an area with a larger population we could really blossom and it be a blessing to BOTH the patient and the doctor. whatcha think? Penni (the hopeful one)

12-29-2005, 02:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
*Jolie77* Love all, trust a few. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kentucky, USA (The Bluegrass State) Posts: 5,497	I think it is wonderful that you're in the doctorate field which is mind blowing. You can also try venuing out in several cities that has a large deaf population. I can also say perhaps CSUN (California State University - Northridge) ranks in the list as well along with Seqouia's feedback.

12-29-2005, 02:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
chirowife03 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 91	We just really feel we can use this to benefit those who need it. What a blessing for us that woudl be if we were the patient and were deaf/hoh.... gotta keep it in the family. Thanks for your support. Our families were NOT so supportive.. they could only see failure- they don't know my husband. We WILL accomplish this and we WILL make it work. We will be here with you guys all the way thru it. We have THREE more years. Penni

12-29-2005, 02:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
chirowife03 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 91	No, I thought I would have you do it and that way I could go grab my crackers and cheese wiz left over from Christmas Eve.. HAHAHAH Thanks!! I will google.. we are just getting started.

12-29-2005, 02:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
chirowife03 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 91	Thanks!!! But, I really hate the East. We are Western people.. California, Utah, Idaho.. Ok.. lots to check out. Thanks again!!!!! Penni

12-29-2005, 06:22 AM	#13 (permalink)
bbnt King of all I see Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,513	Olathe, Kansas

12-29-2005, 10:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
chirowife03 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 91	Oh gosh,,,,I cannot stand Kansas. There are no mountains, I am lost. Ok.. well I appreciate this but it does give me some good places to start my investigation. Penni

12-29-2005, 02:34 PM	#17 (permalink)
Cousin Vinny Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 686	Here's a couple of areas ranked according to high Deaf population density; 1) Metropolitian DC Area 2) Rochester, NY 3) Riverside-Orange-Los Angeles, CA 4) NYC, but that's only because of its massive population anyway. If you're considering Florida (I'm in Miami, BTW); 1) St. Augustine 2) Metropolitian Miami 3) Metropolitian Tampa Bay Keep in mind that Deafness is a low-incidence disability and not a lot of areas have high numbers of Deaf people.

12-29-2005, 02:36 PM	#18 (permalink)
chirowife03 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 91	Yes , thank you. I went looking this morning. We are sticking to the West Coast. But, I appreciate that. That is why we figured a place that has a College would be very beneficial. So that is what we are going to do!! Gonna turrrrrrrn this thing into a goooooood thing. Cheers, PENNI

12-29-2005, 03:01 PM	#19 (permalink)
Tousi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 8,236	The Riverside/LA corridor has both, a school for the deaf and an university and between the two, there's GOBS of deaf folks of all ages and their hearing friends and families!

12-29-2005, 03:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
chirowife03 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 91	OH REALLY?? yummy..................LA is not a desirable place to me but ........that would be an ideal location. THANK YOU!!!!!! Penni

12-29-2005, 03:15 PM	#21 (permalink)
Tousi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 8,236	It is about an hour and a half, depending on traffic, between LA and Riverside but there's so many towns in between the two. You cannot drive from Riverside to LA and run out of lights. LOL! Somewhere in the middel, leaning closer to Riverside just might do the trick for ya.

12-29-2005, 03:35 PM	#23 (permalink)
chirowife03 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 91	Soo Deafclimber.. My husband likes to climb big mountains too. He hiked the entire pacific crest trail by himself. This venture took him six months. He did this entire thing by his own planning and lived to tell about it. Pretty neat. Penni

12-29-2005, 03:52 PM	#25 (permalink)
chirowife03 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 91	Right--- my climbing experience is climbing to the top of the sale piles at Nordy's. And my backpacking experience is all the bags I can possibly throw on the back of my body to carry to my car and throw in my trunk and go in and gather more supplies at Macys. That is neat you do that..Brian loves being a Mountain man. He is an eagle scout also. How old are you? he is 48. He is in pretty good shape, he ran in marathons, did a triathalon and he was in the olympics and raced bikes thru 17 countries. I am married to a studman. And he is married to a shopper. AHAHHAAHHA PENNI

12-29-2005, 04:02 PM	#26 (permalink)
deafclimber :: is a dirt dirty ? :: Join Date: May 2003 Location: hotlanta Posts: 3,568	ahh he must be in a great shape at his age. yea i am just an outdoor boy just like ur studman. i m 39 and my mind is like 16 yrs old. __________________ Feel free to PM me if you have any question about Windows Mobile or AT&T Mobiliy's TAPs.

12-29-2005, 04:08 PM	#27 (permalink)
chirowife03 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 91	You are cute!!! Take care

12-29-2005, 06:11 PM	#29 (permalink)
Tousi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 8,236	I am going to go out on a limb and guess there's about 18-20 thousand deafies in the Riverside/LA corridor. And this doesn't take into account all their (the deafies) relatives and friends. How much larger of a consumer base do ya need, anyway? Sounds great to me! Not talking to anyone in particular here.

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