Home - Utah Schools For The Deaf and The Blind
Home - Utah Schools For The Deaf and The Blind
424 South 350 East
Orem, UT 84058
424 South 350 East
Orem, UT 84058
Toll Free Number: (800) 990-9328
Phone Number: (801) 629-4700
Fax Number: (801) 224-8018
Web Address: www.usdb.org
Phone Number: (801) 629-4700
Fax Number: (801) 224-8018
Web Address: www.usdb.org
Categories: Educational Services & Consultants, Elementary & Secondary Schools, Non Profit Organizations, Preschool, Schools With Special Academic Education
USDB: The Realization of Individual Potential
Welcome to USDB Programs & Services! USDB provides a variety of educational services and options to meet the needs of our students statewide. In addition to the Deaf, Blind, and Deafblind Programs, we also provide services through the Parent Infant Program, Related Services, Ogden Residential Program, Educational Resource Center, Utah State Instructional Materials Center, Assistive Technology Services, and the USDB Athletics Program. Have questions? We’d love to hear from you!
Keywords: Utah, school, deaf, blind, deafblind, disability
Welcome to USDB Programs & Services! USDB provides a variety of educational services and options to meet the needs of our students statewide. In addition to the Deaf, Blind, and Deafblind Programs, we also provide services through the Parent Infant Program, Related Services, Ogden Residential Program, Educational Resource Center, Utah State Instructional Materials Center, Assistive Technology Services, and the USDB Athletics Program. Have questions? We’d love to hear from you!
Keywords: Utah, school, deaf, blind, deafblind, disability
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How long have you been in business?
1896
What is your primary product or service?
USDB was founded to provide much needed educational services to children who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired or deafblind. USDB is governed by the Utah State Board of Education. The mission at USDB is to serve as a resource to the available educational programs, ages birth to 21 years of age, in the state of Utah. We provide direct and indirect high quality educational services and consultation to children with sensory impairments as well as to their families and service providers.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind have shared a distinguished history for over one hundred years. It reflects the strong belief of our state’s early pioneers in the importance of providing quality education for all their children, regardless of disabilities, to assure that they be prepared as well as possible for the numerous challenges of an uncertain future. The two institutions did not originate at the same time. Governor Eli Murray, in his message to the Territorial legislature of 1884, spoke about the need for a school for deaf people. This led to the beginning of a class for deaf mutes at what was then the University of Deseret (later the University of Utah). The class began with a single student. That connection with a university, the first of its kind in the nation, was to be of lasting benefit. Twelve years later in 1896, when Utah attained statehood, the members of the Constitutional Convention created the School for the Blind. Recognizing the appropriateness of services for both visually and hearing impaired individuals, Utah’s first lawmakers established the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. They voted to give them a permanent home in Ogden’s old Territorial Reform School. Of the fifty-seven acre tract of land awarded to the schools at that time, ten acres were reserved for classroom buildings, lawns, and recreational facilities. A large fruit orchard covered several acres. About twenty more were either cultivated or planted with alfalfa. A tract of tall poplar trees stood in the remaining land giving the campus a stately appearance. Through the ensuing years, the schools have had a total of 15 superintendents. The superintendent administers both institutions but each school always retained its own identity, staff, programs, and budget. Professor Henry C. White of Boston, a graduate of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb in Washington D.C. (now Gallaudet University) was the School for the Deaf’s first teacher and principal. By the end of 1884, the class of one had grown to fourteen. Frank W. Metcalf, a former teacher of the Kansas Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, succeeded White as principal in 1889. In 1898 Metcalf became the first superintendent of the schools and served in that capacity until 1901. The two schools demonstrate the dramatic changes that are taking place in education for persons with deafness and blindness. Innovative new devices, technology and teaching strategies are becoming realities. Educational programs reach from parent-infant intervention to specialized long-term services through age twenty-one. The courageous spirit that provided a national model for early intervention is forging the way training the deaf and the blind to be self-reliant and contributing citizens of their communities. Outreach and mainstreaming efforts offer to deaf and blind students of Utah, an education whereby each individual can progress toward his or her highest potential. Today, USDB stands as a proud symbol of Utah’s educational heritage and enthusiastically contemplates the challenges and rewards that lie ahead in the second century.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 742 Harrison Blvd Ogden, Utah 84404-5298 801-629-4700 Voice 801-629-4701 TTY 801-629-4896 FAX 1-800-990-9328 Toll Free SALT LAKE OFFICE 3098 S. Highland Dr., Suite 205 Salt Lake City, Utah 84106-3085 801-464-2000 Voice 801-464-2001 TTY 801-467-6411 FAX OREM OFFICE 424 South 350 East Orem, Utah 84058 801-431-5100 801-224-8018 FAX CONNOR STREET OFFICE JEAN MASSIEU SCHOOL OF THE DEAF 2870 S. Connor St. Salt Lake City, Utah 84109-1932 801-464-2003 Voice 801-758-0740 Video Phone 801-467-6762 FAX
Which areas do you service?
We service Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, Visually Impaired, and Deafblind children from birth to age 21.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
We area a state agency governed by the Utah State Board of Education.
What are your hours of operation?
Business Hours: 8 A.M. - 5 P.M., Monday - Friday
1896
What is your primary product or service?
USDB was founded to provide much needed educational services to children who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired or deafblind. USDB is governed by the Utah State Board of Education. The mission at USDB is to serve as a resource to the available educational programs, ages birth to 21 years of age, in the state of Utah. We provide direct and indirect high quality educational services and consultation to children with sensory impairments as well as to their families and service providers.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind have shared a distinguished history for over one hundred years. It reflects the strong belief of our state’s early pioneers in the importance of providing quality education for all their children, regardless of disabilities, to assure that they be prepared as well as possible for the numerous challenges of an uncertain future. The two institutions did not originate at the same time. Governor Eli Murray, in his message to the Territorial legislature of 1884, spoke about the need for a school for deaf people. This led to the beginning of a class for deaf mutes at what was then the University of Deseret (later the University of Utah). The class began with a single student. That connection with a university, the first of its kind in the nation, was to be of lasting benefit. Twelve years later in 1896, when Utah attained statehood, the members of the Constitutional Convention created the School for the Blind. Recognizing the appropriateness of services for both visually and hearing impaired individuals, Utah’s first lawmakers established the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. They voted to give them a permanent home in Ogden’s old Territorial Reform School. Of the fifty-seven acre tract of land awarded to the schools at that time, ten acres were reserved for classroom buildings, lawns, and recreational facilities. A large fruit orchard covered several acres. About twenty more were either cultivated or planted with alfalfa. A tract of tall poplar trees stood in the remaining land giving the campus a stately appearance. Through the ensuing years, the schools have had a total of 15 superintendents. The superintendent administers both institutions but each school always retained its own identity, staff, programs, and budget. Professor Henry C. White of Boston, a graduate of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb in Washington D.C. (now Gallaudet University) was the School for the Deaf’s first teacher and principal. By the end of 1884, the class of one had grown to fourteen. Frank W. Metcalf, a former teacher of the Kansas Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, succeeded White as principal in 1889. In 1898 Metcalf became the first superintendent of the schools and served in that capacity until 1901. The two schools demonstrate the dramatic changes that are taking place in education for persons with deafness and blindness. Innovative new devices, technology and teaching strategies are becoming realities. Educational programs reach from parent-infant intervention to specialized long-term services through age twenty-one. The courageous spirit that provided a national model for early intervention is forging the way training the deaf and the blind to be self-reliant and contributing citizens of their communities. Outreach and mainstreaming efforts offer to deaf and blind students of Utah, an education whereby each individual can progress toward his or her highest potential. Today, USDB stands as a proud symbol of Utah’s educational heritage and enthusiastically contemplates the challenges and rewards that lie ahead in the second century.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 742 Harrison Blvd Ogden, Utah 84404-5298 801-629-4700 Voice 801-629-4701 TTY 801-629-4896 FAX 1-800-990-9328 Toll Free SALT LAKE OFFICE 3098 S. Highland Dr., Suite 205 Salt Lake City, Utah 84106-3085 801-464-2000 Voice 801-464-2001 TTY 801-467-6411 FAX OREM OFFICE 424 South 350 East Orem, Utah 84058 801-431-5100 801-224-8018 FAX CONNOR STREET OFFICE JEAN MASSIEU SCHOOL OF THE DEAF 2870 S. Connor St. Salt Lake City, Utah 84109-1932 801-464-2003 Voice 801-758-0740 Video Phone 801-467-6762 FAX
Which areas do you service?
We service Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, Visually Impaired, and Deafblind children from birth to age 21.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
We area a state agency governed by the Utah State Board of Education.
What are your hours of operation?
Business Hours: 8 A.M. - 5 P.M., Monday - Friday
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