Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Graduation

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Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Graduation - NBC29

Tis' the season for graduation celebrations of all kinds and one small class of less than twenty does it up big complete with pomp and circumstance. Some have been at the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (VSDB) for seventeen years, while others only a couple. But Friday one by one they all cross the stage to accept their hard-earned diplomas.

Athlete and poet Keaunna Bolden says VSDB offered her a place to be heard. Bolden said, "It was hard for me to communicate with my parents growing up. But coming here in an environment where I could sign ASL, I knew what everyone was saying. Then I felt prepared for the world."

It's not uncommon for kids with disabilities to feel isolated. The school's superintendent, Dr. Nancy Armstrong, says what VSDB really gives its students is a sense of belonging.

Armstrong stated, "True immersion in a language in the deaf culture, for our blind students all the orientation mobility. We offer a community."

And that community is growing. A $73 million project will bring two new dorms, a new middle and high school building as well as rehabbing much of the existing campus.

 

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Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Graduation - NBC29

Tis' the season for graduation celebrations of all kinds and one small class of less than twenty does it up big complete with pomp and circumstance. Some have been at the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (VSDB) for seventeen years, while others only a couple. But Friday one by one they all cross the stage to accept their hard-earned diplomas.

Athlete and poet Keaunna Bolden says VSDB offered her a place to be heard. Bolden said, "It was hard for me to communicate with my parents growing up. But coming here in an environment where I could sign ASL, I knew what everyone was saying. Then I felt prepared for the world."

It's not uncommon for kids with disabilities to feel isolated. The school's superintendent, Dr. Nancy Armstrong, says what VSDB really gives its students is a sense of belonging.

Armstrong stated, "True immersion in a language in the deaf culture, for our blind students all the orientation mobility. We offer a community."

And that community is growing. A $73 million project will bring two new dorms, a new middle and high school building as well as rehabbing much of the existing campus.

I've seen the architecture plans for VSDB. Been seeing it over the last two-three years.

Interesting how the soil there has a big impact on the buildings.

 

[deafskeptic]

It's cool that new dorms are being built and the rest of the campus is being rehabbed. It's WAAAAY past time that Byrd Hall got rehabbed. That building is ANCIENT!