Inspiring Knowledge, Opportunity, and Power The Learning Center for the Deaf is a national model and leader in educational, therapeutic, and community services for, by, and with deaf and hard of hearing children and adults. Since 1970, we have been a true pioneer in Deaf Education, and an innovator in providing comprehensive services to deaf and hard of hearing children and adults. Over the past 50 years, TLC has grown from a small school in a rented room to a diverse multi-service agency with 17 buildings on a 14-acre campus and additional locations in Framingham and Springfield, MA.