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Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old.
In 2021, Matlin appeared in CODA, an American comedy-drama film that follows a hearing teenage girl who is a child of deaf adults (CODA for short). The film stars Emilia Jones as the hearing girl, with Matlin and Troy Kotsur as her culturally deaf parents and Daniel Durant as her deaf brother; the role won her the SAG Award for Best Ensemble. [42]
Helen May Martin was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of John Henry Martin, a salesman, and Helen Smith Martin, a teacher and milliner. [2] [3] She was deaf and blind from childhood. [4]
Lauren Teruel was born on April 6, 1978, in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. [1] She was born deaf to hearing parents, a Mexican-American father and an African-American mother. [2] Her father Hugo was a counselor at University of Illinois at Chicago. [3] He was also a musician, and Ridloff's mother was an artist.
She was born hard of hearing in Chicago to deaf parents Ralph Reese Miller, Sr., and Gladys Hedrick Miller. [2] [6] She attended Bell School in Chicago [7] which was an oral school where she was not allowed to sign, but she learned sign language at home. After attending oral school, she transferred to a public school, where she continued to ...
Tsutomu Aragaki – Japanese tenor, blind from just after birth. [20] Garret Barry – an Irish uilleann piper, among the most famous players of the 19th century. [21] Delta Blind Billy – an American Delta blues artist and outlaw. [22] Blind Blake – American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. [23] The Blind Boys of Alabama – Gospel ...
Furthermore, Geraldine was treasurer for the Club of Blind-Deaf Adults in Chicago for many years and served at the Illinois Advisory Board for Services for Persons Who are Deaf-Blind directed by James Thompson, former Illinois governor. [3] Geraldine Lawhorn receiving a price from the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
The Dunn triplets, Zoe, Sophie and Emma Dunn (born April 30, 2000) are the only known deaf and blind triplets. [ 22 ] The Sturniolo Triplets (born August 1, 2003) are identical triplets who run a collective YouTube channel with over seven million subscribers.