Washington School for the Deaf in Vancouver, Wash., wants to expand

The Center for Deaf and Hard Hearing of Youth, which houses the Washington School for the Deaf in Vancouver, Wash., is looking at expanding its campus. 

The center's construction proposal calls for a new academic and physical education building, reports The Columbian.

The 48,000-square-foot academic building would serve kindergarten through 12th grade.

The facility will be built with design elements tailored to students that use the American Sign Language. It will have widened hallways, rounded corners and hallway alcoves to provide the extra space necessary for one-on-one motion-based communication.

The project is expected to be completed by 2024.