https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/4ecdbeb75fbb6ccf651f52449e00ee00.jpeg 66a01c61e79eca3105d3c31011b1f965 https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/64fe8ac985a0fa46d2cc5f4510f5c3a8.jpeg 55a0b5e5e4015197947e5d56e68f99c5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Segregated by Design: Disability Education in Austin, Texas Subject The topic of the resource Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Segregation in education--Texas--Austin; Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths; Texas School for the Blind; Separate but equal doctrine--Texas Description An account of the resource Documentation of the unequal treatment of Black disabled students in Austin, Texas. Drawing on records from the Texas State Board of Control and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the collection presents primary evidence that the state of Texas failed to meet even the minimum standard of separate but equal established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in its provision of care and education for Black deaf, blind, and visually impaired students. Items in this collection document conditions at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths including poorly maintained grounds, inadequately clothed students, and student-funded music programs, and compare them against the extensive state-funded resources documented at the white Texas School for the Blind. The collection further demonstrates how the 1928 Austin City Plan compounded these inequalities by displacing the Black institution and limiting transportation access for its students. Together these items illustrate how racial segregation produced material inequality for Black disabled students in Austin, and how government policy shaped who had access to resources and care. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Board of Control Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Baker, Weaver H DeBerry, Tom Martin, J.D Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hidden Histories: UT Austin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-1945 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These records are public records of the State of Texas held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. As works of state government, they are not subject to copyright and are freely available for research and educational use. Relation A related resource Texas State Board of Control Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX003299.xml; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX000021.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed reports, financial statements, printed catalogue pages, photographs Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Separate and Unequal: Race and Disability Care in Austin, Texas. Hidden Histories: UT Austin. Spring 2026. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Austin, Texas; 1924-1945 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Printed catalogue Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Excerpt from catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931 Subject The topic of the resource Texas School for the Blind--Curricula; Blind--Education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; Disability--Institutional care--Texas Description An account of the resource Two pages from the Catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931, documenting institutional philosophy regarding student character, dependency, and civic obligation. The first page contains a section titled "The Dangers of This Free Education," warning against students developing a sense of entitlement from state-provided care and asserting that gratitude is insufficiently cultivated in students' homes. Page 15 continues this philosophy, arguing against teaching blind students that they are dependent on charity, and frames state expenditure of over $500 per student annually as an investment requiring returns in useful lives and good citizenship. A section on Promotions details academic advancement requirements. These pages are a primary source for examining the ideological framework governing the white Texas School for the Blind and invite comparison with contemporaneous documentation of conditions at the segregated Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Texas School for the Blind Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records, Box 1989/073-1, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Texas School for the Blind Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930–1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These records are public records of the State of Texas held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. As works of state government, they are not subject to copyright and are freely available for research and educational use. Relation A related resource Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-89 — Visit Report to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, April 1945 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Printed catalogue, multiple pages Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Texas School for the Blind. Catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records, Box 1989/073-1. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Austin, Texas Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Texas School for the Blind, Julie Huth academic promotion Austin Texas character formation citizenship dependency disability education examinations free education gratitude institutional discipline institutional rhetoric paternalism residential institutions self-sufficiency state funding students with visual impairments Texas School for the Blind