Lanzhou School for the Blind and Deaf was founded in 1958. It is the earliest and largest special education school for the blind and deaf in Gansu Province and Lanzhou City. There are more than 300 blind and deaf students in the school, and the academic system covers primary scho

Starting from November 26, 2020, Lanzhou School for the Blind and Deaf-Mute, which has a glorious history of 62 years, will officially be renamed Lanzhou Special Education School.

Lanzhou School for the Blind and Deaf was founded in 1958. It is the earliest and largest special education school for the blind and deaf in Gansu Province and Lanzhou City. There are more than 300 blind and deaf students in the school. The school system covers primary schools, There are three stages: junior high school and vocational secondary school. The school currently has 112 faculty members, 99 full-time teachers, 54 teachers with intermediate professional and technical positions, and 20 teachers with associate senior professional and technical positions. The school also has two municipal-level special education famous teacher studios and one municipal-level special education famous teacher. Head teacher's studio. Over the past 60 years, batches of outstanding disabled people have stood out. More than 1,600 disabled but promising graduates have entered the workforce or been admitted to colleges and universities. Many students have achieved fruitful results in art education and massage for the blind.

According to the relevant regulations on the naming of special education schools, schools that only enroll hearing-impaired children are called deaf schools, schools that only enroll visually impaired children are called schools for the blind, and schools that only enroll children with intellectual disabilities are called Peichi schools; middle schools that enroll children with three types of disabilities are called Schools of two or more categories are called special education schools or special education center schools. With the development of society, Lanzhou Special Education School will meet the educational needs of all types of students with special needs.

At present, special education schools in the province, like those across the country, all schools that enroll children with blind, deaf, and intellectual disabilities have been renamed special education schools. As the provincial capital city, Lanzhou School for the Blind and Deaf has always played a radiating, driving and leading role in the province's special education field. The school was renamed Lanzhou Special Education School, which complies with relevant national laws and education regulations and is a standardized school. Requirements are also inevitable requirements for social progress and school development.

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