American School for the Deaf
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The American School for the Deaf is the first permanent school for deaf students in the United States and a pioneering institution in deaf education.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American School for the Deaf canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7357786 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American School for the Deaf Context triple: [Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, coFounded, American School for the Deaf]
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A.
Clarke School for the Deaf
Clarke School for the Deaf is a pioneering American institution that specializes in teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing children to communicate primarily through spoken language and listening.
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B.
California School for the Deaf
The California School for the Deaf is a specialized public educational institution dedicated to serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students in California.
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C.
Wright-Humason School for the Deaf
The Wright-Humason School for the Deaf was a specialized educational institution in New York City that provided advanced instruction and speech training for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, including Helen Keller.
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D.
Wisconsin School for the Deaf
The Wisconsin School for the Deaf is a state-run residential and day school providing specialized education and services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Wisconsin.
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E.
Kentucky School for the Deaf
The Kentucky School for the Deaf is a historic state-supported residential school providing education and services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Kentucky.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American School for the Deaf Target entity description: The American School for the Deaf is the first permanent school for deaf students in the United States and a pioneering institution in deaf education.
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A.
Clarke School for the Deaf
Clarke School for the Deaf is a pioneering American institution that specializes in teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing children to communicate primarily through spoken language and listening.
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B.
California School for the Deaf
The California School for the Deaf is a specialized public educational institution dedicated to serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students in California.
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C.
Wright-Humason School for the Deaf
The Wright-Humason School for the Deaf was a specialized educational institution in New York City that provided advanced instruction and speech training for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, including Helen Keller.
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D.
Wisconsin School for the Deaf
The Wisconsin School for the Deaf is a state-run residential and day school providing specialized education and services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Wisconsin.
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E.
Kentucky School for the Deaf
The Kentucky School for the Deaf is a historic state-supported residential school providing education and services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Kentucky.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ private school ⓘ school for the deaf ⓘ |
| accreditedBy | New England Association of Schools and Colleges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | ASD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| educationalLevel |
elementary education
ⓘ
preschool education ⓘ secondary education ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Laurent Clerc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mason Fitch Cogswell NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate |
1817
ⓘ
April 15, 1817 ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of directors ⓘ |
| hasCampusType | suburban campus ⓘ |
| hasMascot | Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “Where the world comes to learn” ⓘ |
| hasSpecialization |
bilingual-bicultural education for deaf students
ⓘ
deaf education ⓘ |
| hasType |
day school
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residential school ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.asd-1817.org/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1817 ⓘ |
| isFirst |
first permanent school for the deaf in the United States
ⓘ
first school for the deaf in North America ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
American Sign Language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
ⓘ
Hartford County, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ New England ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
West Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on the development of American Sign Language
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pioneering deaf education in the United States ⓘ training many early teachers of the deaf in the United States ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
day school programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing students
ⓘ
residential programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing students ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | originally Protestant ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | West Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationDate | 1921 ⓘ |
| servesPopulation |
deaf students
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hard-of-hearing students ⓘ students with additional disabilities ⓘ |
| usesCommunicationPhilosophy | bilingual approach using American Sign Language and English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American School for the Deaf Description of subject: The American School for the Deaf is the first permanent school for deaf students in the United States and a pioneering institution in deaf education.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.