page_title: Training Institute of the Deaf in Berlin Neukolln
hierarchical_section_title: Training Institute of the Deaf in Berlin Neukolln
context_page_description: The Training Institute of the Deaf in Berlin Neukolln was founded in 1788 as a school for the deaf. Some German schools had been founded after receiving instruction from Abba l'Épée in France. The common view at the time was that the deaf were believed uneducable, they were even feared and shunned. l’Epee’s school, students, and disciples helped to change that view. The Paris school, which had been founded by the Abbe Charles Michel de L'Epee in 1771, was using French Sign Language in combination with a set methodically developed signs. During l’Epee’s lifetime, many schools were founded throughout Europe that were modeled on his teaching methods. Other German schools, such as the Institute, were founded on the principles and methods of Oralism. Oralism is the idea that the Deaf should learn to speak in order to appear normal with the non-Deaf world, it became predominate in German schools. In 1811, this school became a training institute for teachers. Students from all over Prussia were sent here to receive training.
context_section_description: The Training Institute of the Deaf in Berlin Neukolln was founded in 1788 as a school for the deaf. Some German schools had been founded after receiving instruction from Abba l'Épée in France. The common view at the time was that the deaf were believed uneducable, they were even feared and shunned. l’Epee’s school, students, and disciples helped to change that view. The Paris school, which had been founded by the Abbe Charles Michel de L'Epee in 1771, was using French Sign Language in combination with a set methodically developed signs. During l’Epee’s lifetime, many schools were founded throughout Europe that were modeled on his teaching methods. Other German schools, such as the Institute, were founded on the principles and methods of Oralism. Oralism is the idea that the Deaf should learn to speak in order to appear normal with the non-Deaf world, it became predominate in German schools.  In 1811, this school became a training institute for teachers. Students from all over Prussia were sent here to receive training.
caption: Berlin Neukölln