Gallaudet University named Apple Distinguished School for Transforming Education for Deaf Students Through Technological Innovation

Gallaudet University

WASHINGTON (PRWEB)
October 03, 2022

Gallaudet University is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for 2022–2025 for its use of Apple products in learning, teaching, and working, and in support of the university’s commitment to American Sign Language and English bilingualism, belonging and equity, and innovation.

Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence. They use Apple technology to inspire creativity, collaboration and critical thinking in learning, teaching, and the school environment, and have documented results of academic accomplishment.

Khadijat K. Rashid, Dean of the Faculty, said, “Gallaudet University is honored to be recognized as an Apple Distinguished School. We share with Apple the goal of inclusive excellence. We also know that technological solutions work best when the people who stand to benefit from these solutions are involved. Our work together – past, present, and future – shows our shared commitment to foster innovation and inclusion in education. It supports Gallaudet in advancing the three priorities of The Gallaudet Promise: extraordinary learning and academic excellence across the lifespan, knowledge creation and discovery, and signing ecosystems and career success. It upholds Apple’s commitment to education and to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind. Together, we will make the world a better place for all.”

The selection of Gallaudet University as an Apple Distinguished School highlights the university’s success as an innovator and a compelling learning environment that engages students, and provides tangible evidence of academic achievement. For instance:

Gallaudet’s federally-chartered K-12 program, the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center (Clerc Center), was also recognized as an Apple Distinguished School. Together, Clerc Center and Gallaudet serve deaf and hard of hearing students across the lifespan.

Gallaudet University, federally chartered in 1864, is a bilingual, diverse, multicultural institution of higher education that ensures the intellectual and professional advancement of deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind individuals through American Sign Language and English. The university enrolls nearly 1,600 students in more than 40 undergraduate programs and more than 25 graduate degree programs. Its 18-plus research centers and faculty-led laboratories focus on accessible technology, American Sign Language and English bilingualism, Black Deaf history and culture, healthcare, deaf education, and educational neuroscience.

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Gallaudet University

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