How Did Helen Keller Impact The World

Helen Keller, one of the most inspiring women in American history, proved to the world that having a disability does not prevent a person from influencing society or being successful. At a young age, Helen Keller was deprived of her sight and hearing, but with the assistance of Anne Sullivan, Helen gained an exceptional education. By having a greater understanding of disabilities, she was able to make her mark on the world by helping the disabled. The efforts of Helen Keller had a positive effect on people with disabilities and how the country perceived them. When Helen Keller was almost two, she was diagnosed with acute congestion of the stomach and brain, which dispossessed her of her sight and hearing. Living in a world full of darkness and silence was a struggle, and the inability to be understood or …show more content…
“Her life has been a series of attempts to do whatever other people do, and to do it as well. Her success has been complete, for in trying to be like other people she has come most fully to be herself. Her unwillingness to be beaten has developed her courage. Where another can go, she can go” (Berger 203). Her experiences of having a disability created the base of her interest to help others similar to her. Helen was able to show the world that deaf and blind people were just as capable of making a difference in the world, just as a seeing and hearing person could. Her growth throughout her life had allowed her to influence people worldwide, and change their perceptions of people that have disabilities. Due to Helen’s hard work and dedication to helping the deaf and blind, people who have disabilities gained a greater acceptance in the world. (Berne 117) On top of that, she proved that the disabled could be educated, and she changed the perceptions of what a disabled person had the capability of