Iowa School For The Deaf Case Study

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Edmund Booth and William E. Ijams are the founders of Iowa School for the Deaf. Booth, an Iowa resident, became deaf at a young age and received his education from Clerc’s Hartford School for the Deaf in Connecticut. After moving back to Iowa, he held several political positions and lobbied the Iowa legislature to start a state school for the deaf. On Jan. 24, 1855, Senate File No. 51 passed and the Iowa Institute for the Deaf and Dumb was founded. The school was opened in Iowa City. In 1870, the school moved to Council Bluffs. The location was selected because it was readily accessible by railroads, allowing students from across the state to attend. Full high school diplomas were not awarded until 1932. ISD's largest graduating class was in