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Archbishop Ryan Academy for the Deaf was founded in 1912. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has always been committed to the needs of the deaf.  Before our doors opened in May of 1912 the Sisters of Saint Joseph in Chestnut Hill had a long tradition of teaching religion to children who were deaf and staffed the school at it's opening and well into the 90s.  Archbishop Ryan set the plans in motion for our school in 1912 and Archbishop Edmond Prendergast made the dream a reality. 

The program has had a few locations and is now in Philadelphia. We were welcome into the Holy Innocents Parish Community with open arms in 2010!

Saint Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments was begun in Philadelphia in 1955 to meet the religious and educational needs of visually impaired/blind children. At that time, parents had sought to find a Catholic school where their children would receive instruction in the faith, as well as the special education they needed. Finding none, the parents approached Cardinal O'Hara, who was then Archbishop of Philadelphia, and requested that a school be started. Cardinal O'Hara commissioned Bishop McShea, pastor of Saint Francis de Sales Parish, to direct the project. With the cooperation of the Archdiocese, the people of the parish, the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and God's blessings, the school was opened, took root and is still flourishing. St. Lucy's too has had a few locations and is now in Philadelphia.  We were welcomed into Holy Innocents Parish in 2006.

Both programs were intended to serve the entire five county area of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Presently, most children come from Philadelphia, Montgomery and Delaware County.