"An Excuse for Being So Bold": D. W. McDermid and the Early Development of the Manitoba Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, 1888-1900.

The article offers information on the Manitoba Institute of the Deaf and Dumb (MIDD) located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Topics include the work of Duncan Wendell McDermid, the history of education for the deaf in Canada, and its transition from funding from private and religious charities to public funds. Other topics include the 19th-century advocacy for childhood education for the prelingually deaf and hearing-impaired and the development of institutes for disabled individuals.