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Helen Keller

Helen Keller. By: Claire Toomey. http://www.thebestfriend.org/pics/helenkeller.jpg. Identity. Blind, deaf, and mute Despite substantial physical handicaps: Completed school Influential author and lecturer Universal symbol of hope, courage and achievement.

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Helen Keller

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  1. Helen Keller By: Claire Toomey http://www.thebestfriend.org/pics/helenkeller.jpg

  2. Identity • Blind, deaf, and mute • Despite substantial physical handicaps: • Completed school • Influential author and lecturer • Universal symbol of hope, courage and achievement http://www.nndb.com/people/074/000046933/keller.jpg

  3. Childhood • Born June 27, 1880 - Tuscumbia, Alabama • Scarlet Fever at 19 months old • Permanently blind, deaf, and mute http://phillipoliver.blogspot.com/2008/07/ ivy-green-birthplace-of-helen-keller.html http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/projects/discrimination/ Women/special/images/helen.jpg

  4. Education • Perkins Institute for the Blind • Mentor: Annie Sullivan • Learned: • English • French • German • Greek • Latin • AndBraille! • Radcliffe College at 16 • Graduated cum laude - 1904 http://farm1.static.flickr.com/61/ 198046849_04973db427.jpg

  5. Annie Sullivan • Blind student at Perkins Institute • Two corrective surgeries • Introduced as Helen’s mentor • Lifelong companion • Annie’s patience and persistence led Helen to: • Speak • Read • Write • Sing! http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/ archive/00018/keller_18995t.jpg

  6. Personal Traits • Never let disabilities hold her back • When faced with a failure or setback: • Accepted it • Worked hard to make it better http://www.makara.us/04mdr/01writing/03tg/ bios/Keller_files/HelenKeller6.jpg

  7. Personal Goals • Wanted to be like Annie • Wanted to do Braille • Teach Braille to blind kids • Become an accomplished speaker • Become an author http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1606 /helenkellerannesullivanrd6.jpg

  8. Beliefs • We are not defined by our physical limitations • We are defined by: • Choices we make • Actions we take http://www.afb.org/images/ar04-hkatdesk.jpg

  9. Achievements • Wrote several books • Participated in many charities • Worked for many causes during her life • Best known for efforts to improve treatment of deaf and blind http://www.librarything.com/ work/34612/covers/

  10. Awards • Presidential Medal of Freedom - LBJ • Alumnae Achievement Award - Radcliffe • Japan - Sacred Treasure • Brazil - Order of the Southern Cross • Philippines - Golden Heart http://blog.syracuse.com/shelflife/keller.jpg

  11. What Others Say • “One of the most important people of the twentieth century.” - Life magazine • “When Keller died in 1962, her name was a world wide symbol of what the human spirit could accomplish despite severe physical limitations.” - Encyclopedia of World Geography, http://www.medaloffreedom.com/HelenKellerOscar.gif

  12. Impact • A revolutionary historical figure • Expanded opportunities for others • Remains one of history's most influential social activists • Example of achievement through hard work http://gregorylarson.files.wordpress.com/2008 /05/2008-05-30-helen-keller1.jpg

  13. Helen Keller 1880 - 1968 http://www.thebestfriend.org/pics/helenkeller.jpg http://www.thebestfriend.org/pics/helenkeller.jpg

  14. Works Cited Chow, Ellesse. “Inspirational Stories IV: Helen Keller, A Great Heroine.” goal-setting college.com. 14 Dec. 2008. Davis Allen F. “Keller, Helen.” Groilier Online. 2008. Parkway School Libraries, Chesterfield, MO. 4 Dec. 2008. <http://nbk. grolier.com>. Garret, Leslie. “Keller, Helen.” A Photographic Story of a Life. New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 2004. “Keller, Helen.” afb.org. 2005. American Foundation for the Blind. 12 Dec. 2008. <http://www.afb.org/section.asp>. “Keller, Helen.” Encyclopedia of World Geography Second Edition. Ed. Paula K. Byers. Detroit: Gale Research, 1998. 478-479. “Keller, Helen.” nnbd.com. 2008. Soylent Communications. 7 Dec. 2008. <http://www.nnbd.com/people/074/000046933/>. “Keller, Helen.” Perkins.org. Perkins School for the Blind. 14 Dec. 2008. <http://www.perkins.org/culture/helenkellerfaq.html>. <http://www.goal-settingcollege.com/inspiration/helen-adams-keller/>. “Keller, Helen.” rnib.org.uk. 2 Nov. 2008. Supporting Blind and Partially Sighted People. 11 Dec. 2008. <http://www.rnib.org.uk>. Lash Joseph P. “Keller, Helen.” Grolier Online. 2008. Parkway School Libraries, Chesterfield, MO. 4 Dec. 2008. <http://ea.grolier.com>. Reiman Richard A. “Keller, Helen.” American National Biography. 2000. Parkway School Libraries, Chesterfield, MO. 1 Dec. 2008. <http://www.anb.org>. “The Life of Helen Keller.” graceproducts.com. 12 Dec. 2008. <http://www.graceproducts.com/keller/life.html>.

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