Cotting School is a private, non-profit school for children with special needs located in
Lexington, MassachusettsLexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,355 at the 2000 census.The town is famous for being the site of the opening shots of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775....
, USA. It was founded in 1893 as the nation's first day school for children with disabilities.
Cotting School was founded in 1893 and was America's first day school for children physical disabilities.
From its founding until its merger with the Krebs School in 1986, Cotting School was located at 241 St.
Cotting School is a private, non-profit school for children with special needs located in
Lexington, MassachusettsLexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,355 at the 2000 census.The town is famous for being the site of the opening shots of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775....
, USA. It was founded in 1893 as the nation's first day school for children with disabilities.
History
Cotting School was founded in 1893 and was America's first day school for children physical disabilities.
From its founding until its merger with the Krebs School in 1986, Cotting School was located at 241 St. Botolph Street in
BostonBoston is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England"...
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. The school was founded Drs. Edward H. Bradford and Augustus Thorndike, both orthopedic surgeons at
Children's Hospital BostonChildren's Hospital Boston is a children's hospital located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts.Located at 300 Longwood Avenue, Children's is adjacent both to its teaching affiliate, Harvard Medical School, and to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...
and was originally called The Industrial School for Crippled and Deformed Children. The school was also known as the Industrial School for Crippled Children and Cotting School for Handicapped Children.
The school's first superintendent, Mary M. Perry, served until 1919. She was followed by Charles Belnap (1919–23), Vernon Brackett (1923–55), William Carmichael (1955–84), Carl Mores (1984–2005), and David Manzo (2005–present).
Cotting School, A Pictorial History (ISBN 978-0738557656) was written by David Manzo and Elizabeth Campbell Peters and published by Arcadia Publishing (April 2,2008).
Services
The school offers the following services:
special educationSpecial education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
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assistive technologyAssistive technology is a generic term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them....
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artArt is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music, literature, film, sculpture, and paintings...
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musicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound. Common elements of music are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
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dentalDentistry is the known evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the soft and hard tissues of the jaw , the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is a part of stomatology...
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visionVisual perception is the ability to interpret information and surroundings from visible light reaching the eye. The resulting perception is also known as eyesight, sight or vision...
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nursingNursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from birth to the end of life....
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occupational therapyOccupational therapy, often abbreviated as "OT", incorporates meaningful and purposeful occupation to enable people with limitations or impairments to participate in everyday life. Occupational therapists work with individuals, families, groups and populations to facilitate health and well-being...
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physical therapyPhysical therapy is a health care profession which provides services to individuals in order to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout life...
, communication therapy,
industrial artsIndustrial Arts is an umbrella term originally conceived in the late 19th century to describe educational programs which featured fabrication of objects in wood and/or metal using a variety of hand, power, or machine tools...
, tutorial services, pre-vocational and vocational training.
Affiliations
- Association of Independent Schools of New England
- Boston College
Boston College is a private research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Its name reflects its early history as a liberal arts college and preparatory school in Boston's South End. It is a member of the 568 Group and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
- Boston University
Boston University is a private nonsectarian university located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Although chartered by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1869, Boston University traces its roots to the establishment of the Newbury Biblical Institute in Newbury, Vermont in 1839...
’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Boston is a children's hospital located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts.Located at 300 Longwood Avenue, Children's is adjacent both to its teaching affiliate, Harvard Medical School, and to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...
- Emerson College
Emerson College is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts that focuses on the communication arts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," in Boston, Emerson's main campus is located on the southeast corner of the Boston Common, in the Boston Theatre District. It...
Clinical Training Program
- Massachusetts Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international organization created to two years, alternating between Summer and Winter Games. There are also local, national and regional competitons in over 150 countries worldwide.-History:...
- New England Handicapped Sports Association (NEHSA)
- New England College of Optometry
The New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest continually operating college of optometry in the United States. It was originally established as the Klein School of Optics in 1894 by Dr. August Andreas Klein, an ophthalmologist...
- Northeastern University’s Bouve College of Health Sciences
- Outdoor Explorations
- Perkins School for the Blind
Perkins School for the Blind, located in Watertown, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest and most prominent schools for the blind in the United States...
- Salem State College
Salem State College is a four-year public institution of higher learning located in the city of Salem, Massachusetts. As of 2006, SSC had 7,296 undergraduate and 2,567 graduate/continuing education students, for a total student body enrollment of 9,863. The College offers Bachelors, Masters,...
- Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The university is home to the nation's oldest graduate school of international relations, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy....
School of Dental Medicine
- Wheelock College
Wheelock College is an institution of higher learning located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school was founded in 1888 by Lucy Wheelock. The mission of Wheelock College is to improve the lives of children and families. It achieves this by specializing in the fields of child life, social work,...
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