Deafblindness

Helen Keller was born a perfectly normal child. Everything changed in her life when she was almost 2 years old. She was diagnosed with “an acute congestion of the stomach and the brain” This left her blind and deaf permanently. Helen Keller was a very strong person because she was able to overcome so much. Helen was an independent, determined, and kind women, Helen Keller was a very independent person. She left her house with Anne Sullivan (her teacher) before she was even able to go to school…

The Woman Who Saw All As individuals we often take our eyesight for granted because we do not know how hard our lives would be without it. Many of us do not realize the struggles that come with such physical limitations; what if we had to live without sight and hearing? We would have to rely solely on our other senses to manage. This was the life of Helen Keller. At 19 months, Helen Keller contracted a disease, thought to be scarlet fever, that left her blind and deaf (2). At a…

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…

created to help deaf people be able to listen. So far it has been pretty successful in doing so. People have been able to talk on the phone, understand speech without lip-reading, and enjoy music thanks to the operation. People who suffer from deafblindness say that…

appropriate play activities; working in small groups of families to help them become more self-assured in communicating with their child; direct support for families struggling to cope or going through specific problems linked with their child’s deafblindness or MSI; supporting deafblind or multi-sensory children in hospital by making sure that the hospital staff understand their needs; and helping young people to plan for adulthood with the help from their families for the reason that they are…