American School for the Deaf

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educational institution nonprofit organization private school school for the deaf

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
American School for the Deaf canonical	7
Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons	1

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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ linked to: New England Association of Schools and Colleges (for high school)
alsoKnownAs	ASD ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
educationalLevel	elementary education ⓘ preschool education ⓘ secondary education ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs	Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons ⓘ linked to: American School for the Deaf
foundedBy	Laurent Clerc ⓘ Mason Fitch Cogswell ⓘ Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet ⓘ
foundingDate	1817 ⓘ April 15, 1817 ⓘ
governedBy	board of directors ⓘ
hasCampusType	suburban campus ⓘ
hasMascot	Tigers ⓘ
hasMotto	“Where the world comes to learn” ⓘ
hasSpecialization	bilingual-bicultural education for deaf students ⓘ deaf education ⓘ
hasType	day school ⓘ 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 ⓘ English ⓘ
locatedIn	Connecticut ⓘ Hartford County, Connecticut ⓘ linked to: Hartford County New England ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America West Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ linked to: West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
notableFor	influence on the development of American Sign Language ⓘ 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 ⓘ linked to: Hartford
religiousAffiliation	originally Protestant ⓘ
relocatedTo	West Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ linked to: West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
relocationDate	1921 ⓘ
servesPopulation	deaf students ⓘ hard-of-hearing students ⓘ students with additional disabilities ⓘ
usesCommunicationPhilosophy	bilingual approach using American Sign Language and English ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet → coFounded → American School for the Deaf ⓘ

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet → workedAt → American School for the Deaf ⓘ

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet → founded → American School for the Deaf ⓘ

American School for the Deaf → formerlyKnownAs → Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons ⓘ

linked to: American School for the Deaf

Sophia Fowler Gallaudet → educatedAt → American School for the Deaf ⓘ

Laurent Clerc → coFounded → American School for the Deaf ⓘ

Laurent Clerc → employer → American School for the Deaf ⓘ

Laurent Clerc → taughtAt → American School for the Deaf ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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