- "Signs of Development in Deaf South & South-West Asia:
histories, cultural identities, resistance to cultural imperialism," is a research article examining deaf education and sign language history in south asia, especially India. Read it at IndependentLiving.org. A similar resource is "Sign, Gesture & Deafness In South Asian & South-West Asian Histories," at www.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de/bibweb/miles/miles.html (site may be inaccessible).
- Another resource was found, "Historical Bibliography on Educational & Social Responses to Disabilities & Childhood in some Middle Eastern & South Asian Countries, from Antiquity to the 1950s," at www.socsci.kun.nl/ped/whp/histeduc/mmiles/mesabib1.html. According to this resource, it looks like the first school for the blind and deaf opened in 1901 in Mysore. It also includes early sign language information. Each resource has a detailed summary. If you are seriously researching India deaf history, this article is a good resource.
- Hearing Healthcare Worldwide - Getting A Global Perspective: India, in Hearing Instruments, Vol 40, No 12, Dec 1989, P 24.
- "Deaf children: catch them young," in Health for the Millions, Vol 16 No 1 1990, about the Parents Association of Deaf Children in Mysore. (Found via www.asksource.info)
- The National Rehabilitation Center database (www.naric.com) turned up a handful of articles from the '60s through the '80s:
- Training Teachers For Hearing Impaired Children: All India Workshop For Teachers And Parents Of Hearing Impaired Children: Selected Papers, NARIC Accession Number: O09198
- Rhythm And Deaf Children: All India Workshop For Teachers And Parents Of Hearing Impaired Children: Selected Papers, NARIC Accession Number: O09187.
- The Role Of The Government To Improve The Services For The Education Of The Deaf Child: All India Workshop For Teachers And Parents Of Hearing Impaired Children: Selected Papers, NARIC Accession Number: O09196
- Reaction Of Special Educators Of The Deaf To Mainstreaming Of Hearing Impaired Children In India: All India Workshop For Teachers And Parents Of Hearing Impaired Children: Selected Papers, NARIC Accession Number: O09194
- Establishment Of Two Pilot Rehabilitation Centers For Vocational Evaluation, Adjustment And Other Rehabilitation Assistance To Physically Handicapped Persons: Final Project Report Kurla, Bombay, India Jan 1 1968-Jun 30 1972. NARIC Accession Number: O01135
- Establishment Of Two Pilot Rehabilitation Centers For Vocational Evaluation, Adjustment And Other Rehabilitation Assistance To Physically Handicapped Persons: Final Project Report Kurla, Bombay, India Jan 1 1968-Jun 30 1972. NARIC Accession Number: O01135.
- Hearing And Speech Services In India: Review Of Progress And Problems: Proceedings Of The Special All India Workshop New Delhi, May 21-23, 1970. NARIC Accession Number: O03447.
- Research, Training And Rehabilitation In Speech And Hearing In India: Proceedings Of The Third All India Workshop On Speech And Hearing Problems In India: Vellore, South India, January 24 25, 1969. NARIC Accession Number: O03133
- Proceedings Of The Symposium On Rehabilitation Of The Hearing Handicapped: India, October 15 - 16, 1966. NARIC Accession Number: O03685
- Finally, deaf history researchers interested in deaf education in India can find clippings at the Gallaudet University Library (Washington, DC) archives.
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Listings of Deaf Associations and Schools
Deaf Associations in India
- National Association of the Deaf
- All India Federation of the Deaf, based in New Delhi (national organization).
- Andhra Pradesh Association for the Deaf
- Bihar Association of the Deaf
- Bhopal Deaf Association
- Delhi Association of the Deaf (www.delhiassociationofdeaf.org)
- Calcutta - Society for the Deaf
- Ghaziabad Association For The Deaf in Uttar Pradesh state
- Madras Deaf Club in Madras, Tamil Nadu
- Madras Association of the Deaf
- Malabar Association Of The Deaf & Blind in Calicut (Kerala)
- Orissa Assocation Of The Deaf
- Tamil Nadu State Federation Of The Deaf
Schools for the Deaf in India
The states and cities I was able to find, are listed below.
- Andhra Pradesh has many schools for the deaf, in Chittoor, Cuddupah, Godavari, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Karimnagar, Kirshan, Kuppam, Nalgonda, Nellore, Prakasham, Proddatur, Punganur, Secunderabad, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Viziangaram, Vijayawada, and Warangal.
- Assam - Govt Bhawani Devi Sarawagi Sch. For Deaf
- Bihar - Arrah Deaf & Dumb School in Bhojpur
- Delhi has schools in New Delhi. One school is run by the All India Deaf & Dumb Society.
- Goa
- Sanjay School For The Hearing Handicap, Goa
- Shree Gujrati Samaj School For Deaf & Dumb, Margao
- Gujarat has schools for the deaf in Adipur, Ahmedabad, Balsad, Baroda, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachehh, Mahesana, Palanpur, Rajkot, Sabar Kantha, Surendranagar, Surat
