who is given the credit for establishing deaf education
Deaf education John Bulwer, an English physician, [24] wrote five works on bodily human communication (particularly gestures). He was the first person in England to propose educating deaf people, [25] outlining plans for an academy in Philocophus and The Dumbe mans academie.
Perkins School for the Blind Founded in 1829, Perkins was the first school for the blind established in the United States.[4] The school was originally named the New England Asylum for the Blind and was incorporated on March 2, 1829. The name was eventually changed to Perkins School For the Blind. John Dix Fisher first considered the idea of a school for blind children based upon his visits to Paris at the National Institute for the Blind and was inspired to create such a school in Boston.[5]