West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

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day school public school residential school school for the deaf and blind state-operated school

West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind is a state-operated residential and day school campus providing specialized education and support services to deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind, and visually impaired students from across West Virginia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
West Virginia School for the Blind	1
West Virginia School for the Deaf	1
West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8865709 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
Context triple: [Romney, West Virginia, hasEducationalInstitution, West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind]

A. Kentucky School for the Deaf
The Kentucky School for the Deaf is a historic state-supported residential school providing education and services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Kentucky.
B. Wright-Humason School for the Deaf
The Wright-Humason School for the Deaf was a specialized educational institution in New York City that provided advanced instruction and speech training for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, including Helen Keller.
C. Kansas State School for the Deaf
Kansas State School for the Deaf is a specialized public institution in Olathe, Kansas, providing education and support services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
D. Wisconsin School for the Deaf
The Wisconsin School for the Deaf is a state-run residential and day school providing specialized education and services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Wisconsin.
E. Clarke School for the Deaf
Clarke School for the Deaf is a pioneering American institution that specializes in teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing children to communicate primarily through spoken language and listening.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
Target entity description: West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind is a state-operated residential and day school campus providing specialized education and support services to deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind, and visually impaired students from across West Virginia.

A. Kentucky School for the Deaf
The Kentucky School for the Deaf is a historic state-supported residential school providing education and services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Kentucky.
B. Wright-Humason School for the Deaf
The Wright-Humason School for the Deaf was a specialized educational institution in New York City that provided advanced instruction and speech training for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, including Helen Keller.
C. Kansas State School for the Deaf
Kansas State School for the Deaf is a specialized public institution in Olathe, Kansas, providing education and support services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
D. Wisconsin School for the Deaf
The Wisconsin School for the Deaf is a state-run residential and day school providing specialized education and services to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Wisconsin.
E. Clarke School for the Deaf
Clarke School for the Deaf is a pioneering American institution that specializes in teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing children to communicate primarily through spoken language and listening.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	day school ⓘ public school ⓘ residential school ⓘ school for the deaf and blind ⓘ state-operated school ⓘ
admissionScope	statewide ⓘ
campusType	residential and day campus ⓘ
city	Romney ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
county	Hampshire County ⓘ
focusesOn	blind education ⓘ deaf education ⓘ special education ⓘ
fundingType	publicly funded ⓘ
governedBy	West Virginia Board of Education ⓘ linked to: West Virginia State Board of Education
hasComponent	West Virginia School for the Blind ⓘ linked to: West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind West Virginia School for the Deaf ⓘ linked to: West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
hasDayProgram	yes ⓘ
hasResidentialProgram	yes ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Hampshire County, West Virginia ⓘ Romney, West Virginia ⓘ West Virginia, United States ⓘ linked to: West Virginia
offers	individualized education programs ⓘ related support services ⓘ
operatedBy	State of West Virginia ⓘ West Virginia Department of Education ⓘ linked to: West Virginia State Board of Education
provides	specialized education ⓘ support services ⓘ
schoolType	K–12 school ⓘ
sector	public education ⓘ
serves	blind students ⓘ deaf students ⓘ hard-of-hearing students ⓘ students from across West Virginia ⓘ visually impaired students ⓘ
specialization	education of blind and visually impaired students ⓘ education of deaf and hard-of-hearing students ⓘ
state	West Virginia ⓘ
targetPopulation	children with sensory disabilities ⓘ youth with sensory disabilities ⓘ
uses	American Sign Language ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Romney, West Virginia → hasEducationalInstitution → West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind ⓘ

West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind → hasComponent → West Virginia School for the Deaf ⓘ

linked to: West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind → hasComponent → West Virginia School for the Blind ⓘ