Center Of Deafness history

In 1978, Louisiana was the last segregated state school for the Deaf to become integrated in the United States.

In 1981, CID’s landmark EPIC Study proved that highly individualized, ability-grouped auditory-oral deaf education significantly increased the achievement of deaf school children.

Founded in 1982, NBDA is a growing organization with more than 30 chapters across the country.

On March 13, 1988, Gallaudet University hired its first deaf president.

Doctor Shirley Allen became the first Black Deaf woman to earn a doctorate in 1992.

In 1996, DHCC implemented a 24-Hour Sign Language Interpreting Emergency Service (EIS) to meet the communication challenges that occurred after business hours and on weekends.

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) first introduced National Deaf History Month in 1997.

In 2000, CID completed a new campus.

In 2003, CID entered into a historic agreement to formalize ties with Washington University, its School of Medicine and Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

Beginning in 2006 the American Library Association partnered with NAD in supporting and spreading awareness of this celebration.

In 2011, former Black Deaf students of the Kentucky School for the Deaf received long overdue diplomas once denied to them 60 years earlier because of the color of their skin.

- IthacaWeek Article 2016

According to Solomon (2018), "The Deaf club is essentially a Deaf person's second home, providing a place where the Deaf can come together, exchange ideas, develop friendships, participate in social events, and have the opportunity to attain a leadership position within the Deaf community.