American Masters: Becoming Helen Keller examines one of the 20 th century’s human rights pioneers in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The new documentary rediscovers the ...
Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf before the age of two, is recognized for her strength and courage when faced with overwhelming odds. Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama in 1880. However, ...
Though deaf and blind, she learned to speak several languages, authored several books, and starred as herself in the 1919 film “Deliverance,” which is about her challenging personal journey to a ...
The story of Anne Sullivan’s efforts to teach Helen Keller, a young Victorian-era blind and deaf girl, how to communicate is so well-known, it’s taken on an almost legendary quality. Helen had grown ...
“The Sun is Warm: Nagasaki, 1948,” and “Dancing with Martha Graham” are from the poetry collection, “Love and Kumquats,” by Kathi Wolfe, courtesy of BrickHouse Books. Helen Keller was in Nagasaki in ...
Opera Birmingham, Alabama’s largest professional opera company, has announced the creation of a new opera about the life of deaf and blind author and activist, Helen Keller. “Touch,” set to premiere ...