Vermont Center For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing
The Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, a non-profit organization, is the primary educational and support services resource for Deaf and Hard of Hearing residents in Vermont and surrounding areas. Headquartered at Brattleboro's Austine school for the Deaf, the Vermont Center was launched by the Austine School in 1998 and continues to operate it today. The Austine School is one of four independent schools and twelve outreach programs through which the Vermont Center assists thousands of Vermonters who have hearing loss.
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—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)
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—Guy Debord (b. 1931)
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—Propertius Sextus (c. 50–16 B.C.)
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—Adele Faber (20th century)
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—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)