[blindkid] Oregon schools for deaf, blind to share campus

[Robert Jaquiss]

Hello:

     Having grown up in Oregon, the effort to combine the school for the 
deaf and the school for the blind is not new. I think it dates to 1967 if 
not earlier. the OSSB campus is located on some very prime real estate four 
blocks south of the state capitol. The school for the deaf is located on a 
large campus in another part of Salem. In the past, both the NFB and ACB 
affiliates worked together to fight these efforts.

Regards,

Robert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy & Sally Thomas" <andysally at comcast.net>
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Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 2:44 PM
Subject: [blindkid] Oregon schools for deaf, blind to share campus


> Oregon schools for deaf, blind to share campus
> by The Associated Press
> Friday February 20, 2009, 8:57 AM
> SALEM -- The Oregon State Board of Education has voted to share a campus 
> for the Oregon School for the Blind and the Oregon School for the Deaf to 
> save money.
>
> According to estimates, it would cost $12.8 million to upgrade buildings 
> on the school for the blind campus and $37.5 million for the school for 
> the deaf.
>
> The board vote upholds state Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo's 
> decision to combine the schools on a 52-acre campus. Both schools have 
> objected to the plan.
>
> The National Federation of the Blind-Oregon said it will fight any plans 
> for a combined campus.
>
> -- The Associated Press
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