Lexington School for the Deaf Foundation

The Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for the Deaf is an exemplary education and service institution for deaf and hard of hearing people and their families in Metropolitan New York City and the country. Its special emphases are: - Collaborating with the deaf and hard of hearing to realize their full potential in both the deaf and hearing worlds - Working with individuals--and their--families--of all ages, races, creeds, colors, ethnicities, languages, genders, sexual preferences and socio-economic situations and with a wide range of capacities, interests, and needs - Ensuring mastery of expressive and receptive communications skills by individuals at every point along the spectrum of deaf to hard of hearing - Designing, constructing and using the evolving information technologies to best advantage - Taking a leading position,in concert with the deaf and hard of hearing communities,in articulating the multifaceted challenges, opportunities and needs for services of the deaf and hard of hearing.