• 00:25 #ThrowbackThursday: Deaf-Blind Department - 1957 Featured

  For over 60 years, the Institute had a separate Deaf-Blind Department. The original building that opened in 1938 is now where the business office and museum are located. It was a significant program that was very innovative and progressive since its inception.
  
  From 1964-1965, before the development of a vaccine against the disease, a rubella epidemic swept the United States. Of children whose mothers are infected during their first trimester of pregnancy, studies suggest that between 50% and 90% would suffer from Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS). During that short period, there were 12.5 million cases of rubella. Twenty thousand children were born with CRS: 11,000 were deaf, 3,500 blind, and 1,800 mentally retarded. It was this epidemic that lead to the Institute building Frampton Hall which severed this population for over 30 years.
  
  As this population grew out of school age, the Institute started our current pre-school program in Frampton Hall. The Readiness Program provides special education services to children ages 3-5. Students who have been identified as a preschooler with a disability and have a recommendation for special education are placed in the program through their local Committee on Preschool Special Education.
  

  Uploaded Sep 13, 2017. Also listed in Enriched Curriculum, Schermerhorn and History of Pelham Parkway
• 1:04 Music Education 1937 and 2017 Featured

  Short 1 minute video of some photographs of music education at NYISE taken in 1937 and 2017.

  Uploaded Nov 08, 2017. Also listed in Media Gallery, Student Life, and 7 moreEnriched Curriculum, Music, Schermerhorn, Van Cleve, School Activities, PhotoBlog and PhotoBlog Archives
• 22:19 That You May Know - Side 2 (1971)

  THAT YOU MAY KNOW
  By Graduates of The New York Institute
  For The Education of The Blind
  Issued: 1971

  Uploaded Jun 18, 2016
• 1:37 “I’m fine by BTS” Performed by Aja Blake on piano. Featured
  Uploaded Dec 17, 2020. Also listed in Music, Educational Resources and Readiness
• 1:28 Christmas Alphabet (circa 1953) Featured

  In 1953, the NYI released a small album titled "A Wish For A Brighter Tomorrow - Christmas Alphabet was one of songs on the album. Enjoy.

  Uploaded Dec 16, 2020. Also listed in Media Gallery, Enriched Curriculum, and 8 moreMusic, Educational Resources, Schermerhorn, These Are Our Children (1957), Audio Files, PhotoBlog Archives, Church of the Intercession and HOLIDAYS

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