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A sickness came across Helen Adams Keller, and she lost her
Helen Keller
Travel
Helen Keller traveled around the world to over 20 countries giving lectures about the disabled and that they should get the same respect as everyone.
10 years
Once Helen was 10 years old she had mastered braille, the alphabet, and learned how to use a type writer well.
Annie Sullivan
Annie Sullivan came from Perkins college in Massachusetts to help Helen learn to read, write and speak. Alexander Gram Bell helped Annie get her job.
Interesting facts
Braille
Helen helped in the creating of braille, to help blind and disabled people everywhere learn to read.
Water Pump
- Her parents first called Alexander Gram Bell (a deafness specialist before inventing). He was unable to go to Alabama so he sent Annie Sullivan.
- Helen Keller was still helping the blind, deaf, and disabled when she was 75 years old.
- It took Helen 6 months to learn 625 words.
- She was about 7 years old when she started to learn
Annie tries to teach Helen that there are meanings and word to match objects, but Helen didn't seem to understand. Until one day... Annie took Helen to the water pump outside the house, placed her hand under it and spelled words in her hands. She then learned that things had meaning and connection to words.
Conclusion
Book
Helen Keller wrote a book about how she learned and what it was like for her growing up. the book is called The Story of My Life.
In conclusion, Helen Keller dedicated her life to improving the lives of others. She was very famous and known around the world. she proved that the disabled not only could be educated, but deserved the same respect as everyone else.
College
Helen learned very quickly. She went to perkins college and several others to. She took miss Sullivan with her and she spelled all the words into Helen's hand.
BORN
work cited
At 19 months old, a sickness came across Helen Adams Keller, and she lost her sight and hearing for the rest of her life. She was insane the first seven years.
Ford, Carin T. People to Know:Helen Keller.
Berleley Heights. Enslow publishing INC,
2001. Print.
Helen Keller Biography. Helen Keller
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224- 230. SIRS Discover. Web. 06 May 2014.