Who established the first institute for the deaf?

• A. Abbe de l'Épée
• B. Louis Braille
• C. Itard
• D. Montessori

Answer: (A)

This question focuses on who first established a formal school for deaf students. Abbe de l'Épée opened the first school for the deaf in Paris in the mid-18th century and pioneered using sign language as a teaching method, creating a structured program to educate deaf children and setting a model for organized deaf education. Louis Braille is known for creating Braille for the blind, not for founding an institute for the deaf. Itard contributed to early work in special education with deaf students, but did not establish the first institute. Montessori developed a general early childhood education method, not specifically for the deaf. Therefore, the best answer is Abbe de l'Épée.