![]() ![]() ![]() Sullivan, herself partially blind, was a remarkable teacher and remained with Keller from March 1887 until her own death in October 1936. Examined by Alexander Graham Bell at this age, a 20-year-old female tutor, Anne Sullivan (Macy), from the Perkins Institution for the Blind (Boston), was arranged for her. Brought up by caring and anxious parents, she communicated mainly through home signs till the age of seven. She lived thereafter “at sea, in a dense fog”. Though born as a healthy child, Keller was afflicted at the age of 19 months with an illness (possibly scarlet fever) that left her blind and deaf. ![]() She is rightly described as “one of the twentieth century’s leading advocates for individuals with disabilities” and is known for “her personal triumph over the limitations of both blindness and deafness”. Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880–June 1, 1968) was an American author and educator. ![]()
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