The Queens Gazette -
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Published on: 3/20/2002
Last Visited: 3/23/2002
Kevin Keane, superintendent and chief executive officer of the Lexington School/Center for the Deaf, which is located just down the road from the Expo Center, saw the benefits of the fund-raising and store opening extend beyond that single night.
"We have high school students who need internships," he said about the potential to place students in the Expo Center to fulfill vocational training needs.There are currently two such clients from the center working at the Expo Design Center."More than anything, it can provide opportunities for employment for clients in our vocational services center."
In addition to being the only high school program for the deaf in the area-it draws students from across the city-Lexington provides mental health services, hearing and speech services, vocational training and research.It is a private, state-supported school.
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For Keane, the opening of the Expo Center, with the pre-opening fund-raiser, and the vocational training relationship with the school, benefits the area greatly.
"It's a resurgence for everybody," he said.