American School for the Deaf

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American School for the Deaf
Location
West Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°46′16″N 72°44′50″W / 41.7710°N 72.7473°W / 41.7710; -72.7473
Information
Type	Private[1]
Established	April 15, 1817; 207 years ago (1817-04-15)
Superintendent	Jeffrey S. Bravin
Staff	328
Grades	K–12
Number of students	174
Color(s)	Black and orange
Athletics	Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Track & Field, and Softball
Mascot	Tigers
Website	www.asd-1817.org

The American School for the Deaf (ASD), originally The American Asylum, At Hartford, For The Education And Instruction Of The Deaf, is the oldest permanent school for the deaf in the United States, and the first school for deaf children anywhere in the western hemisphere.^[2] It was founded April 15, 1817, in Hartford, Connecticut, by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Mason Cogswell, and Laurent Clerc and became a state-supported school later that year.