School Information:
The Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind
The Arizona School for
the Deaf and Blind (ASDB) was established by the Arizona State Constitution
when Arizona
became the 48th state in the United
States in 1912. When the school first began it was part of
the University of Arizona and
was located on the university campus. The school moved to the present site on West
Speedway in 1922 and was separated from the university
in 1929.
Arizona
Revised Statute directs that ASDB be a resource to Arizona
school districts, state institutions, and other approved educational programs.
Resource services shall include, but are not limited to assessments, special
curriculum, equipment and materials, supplemental related services, special
short-term programs, program planning and development, information services for
parents, families, and the public, and research and development to promote
improved educational programs and services.
The
School has grown into a statewide agency providing educational services to
about 2000 hearing impaired and visually impaired students and youth at two
site-based campuses (the Tucson Campus and the Phoenix Day
School for the Deaf [PDSD]) and
five Regional Cooperative programs. Currently
about 300 students aged 5 through 22 attend the Tucson Campus, and of these
about 100 live in the campus residence halls.
ASDB
is administered as a state agency run by a board of directors appointed by the Arizona
governor. There are seven seats on the ASDB board, and board members serve
three-year terms. Additional information
concerning the school program and the ASDB agency can be found at http://www.asdb.state.az.us/about.html
