The , now called the Central School for the Deaf, was the first Deaf educational program to be established in the eastern capital during the Meiji period

Meiji period

The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...

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History

The Tokyo School for the Deaf was established in 1880. Initially, the school adopted a manual teaching method, despite international trends towards oralism.

In 1915, alumni of the Tokyo School for the Deaf founded the Japanese Association of the Deaf. This organization was the precursor of the Japanese Federation of the Deaf

Japanese Federation of the Deaf

The is the national organization of the Deaf in Japan. JFD is also a member organization of the World Federation of the Deaf.The JFD supports Deaf culture in Japan and works to revise laws that prevent the Deaf in Japan from participating in various professions and activities...

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By the 1930s, the institution had grown to include an elementary school, a middle school, and a training department. The training department was intended for the training of those who planned to be teaching the deaf.

Program

Currently, the Central School for the Deaf serves students in two Tokyo venues: (a) Shakuji Campus (石神井校舎) in Nerima and(b) Otsuka Campus (大塚校舎) in Toshima.

In September 2010, some of the Tokyo faculty and students begin participating in an exchange program with their counterparts at Rochester School for the Deaf

Rochester School for the Deaf

Rochester School for the Deaf is a private, tuition-free school for deaf and hard of hearing students to attend in Rochester, New York. It is one of the oldest and most respected preK-12th grade schools for children with hearing loss and their families in the United States, and one of nine such...

in Rochester, New York.