# What I learned designing a school for the deaf

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxGatewayArch
- Speaker: Marcus Adrian
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/marcus_adrian_what_i_learned_designing_a_school_for_the_deaf)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Does a school for the deaf need to be quiet? Architect Marcus Adrian explains how the answer put him on the road to identifying a key element of designing for accessibility -- understanding the spectrum of human ability and celebrating what people do well instead of focusing on what they can't.

## Lectures

1. [What I learned designing a school for the deaf](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/marcus_adrian_what_i_learned_designing_a_school_for_the_deaf/5dfdd0122c1e), 18 min (TED's player)