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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.
Helen Keller was a well-known example of an educated deafblind individual. [5] To further her lifelong mission to help the deafblind community to expand its horizons and gain opportunities, the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (also called the Helen Keller National Center or HKNC), with a residential training ...
Helen Keller Day is a commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Helen Keller, observed on June 27 annually. The holiday observance was created by presidential proclamation in 2006 as well as by international organizations, particularly those helping the blind and the deaf .
Helen Keller in Her Story (also known as The Unconquered) is a 1954 American biographical documentary about Helen Keller.. In 2023, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
“Society is at a major turning point in history with the rapid deployment of AI technology, and it's critical that the more than one billion people worldwide living with a disability be included in this opportunity as this technological revolution takes root,” said Stephanie Enyart, AFB chief public policy and research officer.
In 2018, AFB launched the Helen Keller Archive, the first fully accessible digital archive collection, comprising more than 160,000 artifacts, dedicated to the life and works of Helen Keller. It is the largest repository of historical content about Helen Keller, whose iconic name is known in every corner of the globe for her groundbreaking work ...
The pair successfully established the Stephen J. Wampler Foundation in 2004 and opened Camp Wamp, a summer camp for children with physical disabilities. The first summer the camp hosted 24 ...
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