South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind

The South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind is a school in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1849 by the Reverend Newton Pinckney Walker as a private school for students who were deaf. The School for the Blind was established in 1855, and the school became state funded in 1856. Previously students were under de jure educational segregation in the United States with black students separate. In 1967 the school racially integrated. The School for the Multihandicapped was established in 1977, and the school began providing outreach services in the mid 1980s.

South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind

The South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind is a school in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1849 by the Reverend Newton Pinckney Walker as a private school for students who were deaf. The School for the Blind was established in 1855, and the school became state funded in 1856. Previously students were under de jure educational segregation in the United States with black students separate. In 1967 the school racially integrated. The School for the Multihandicapped was established in 1977, and the school began providing outreach services in the mid 1980s.