• Jamaica Association for the Deaf established in 1938
• First Adult Deaf Club formed
• First Unit Class for the Deaf commenced at the Kingston Senior School

 

 

• St. Christopher’s School for the Deaf opened in St. Ann
• Reliance on expatriate teachers of the Deaf
• Oralism promoted in school but sign language flourished among deaf students

 

 

• Service Committee mandated to identify and refer deaf children to school
• Sponsorship of Jamaicans to be trained as teachers of the deaf in Europe
• Strategic planning and fundraising for programme expansion in Kingston

 

 

• Central administrative office established at 9 Marescaux Road in Kingston
• Adult services committee develops into Social Services Department
• Rubella “German Measles” pandemic
• Lister Mair/Gilby School and Hostel opened at Hope Estate
• Integrated Unit established at St Hugh’s Preparatory School
• Sponsorship of Jamaicans to be trained as teachers of the Deaf in Canada and Europe

 

 

 

• JAD schools become grant aided
• JAD initiates advocacy for Rubella immunization
• Establishment of the Lister Mair/Gilby Prep, JAD Pre-School Centre, Port Antonio Unit and JAMAL Unit for the Deaf
• May Pen Unit Class for the Deaf taken over by JAD
• JAD foster the development of training for teachers of the deaf at Mico and UWI
• Audiological Services established

 

 

 

• Total Communication utilised extensively in JAD schools
• Integrated Unit established at Excelsior Primary School
• Pre vocational programme developed at Lister Mair/Gilby School

 

 

 

• Facilities constructed for Danny Williams School and Pre-School Centre at Hope Estate
• Capital Hearing Services and JAD Binders established
• JAD participate in framing National Policy on Disability
• Deaf Advancement Programme launched
• Lister Mair/Gilby Evening Institute established

 

 

• Deaf community representatives appointed to management committees
• Bilingual approach to Deaf Education endorsed by JAD Board
• Deaf adults employed in JAD Schools as language and cultural models
• JAD support Deaf community advocacy for drivers licences
• Clinical services upgraded
• Parent advocacy group established
• Strong partnerships developed with US groups and professionals