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Helen Keller contracted a very high fever - possibly scarlet fever - before she was two years old. There was no cure for the disease, and sufferers were often left disabled in some way when they recovered. In Keller's case, the disease left her both blind and deaf.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoShe was not born deaf or blind. She had "brain fever"(possibly scarlet fever or meningitis) when she was 19 months old and lost the ability to see and hear. She learned to use sign language and was aided in her education by teacher Anne Sullivan (herself vision-impaired), who became her governess.
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∙ 15y agoHelen Keller was blind before the age of 2, her mom noticed when she was in the cradle she wasn't blinking, so she tried clapping in her face, and did things similar so then she took a lamp and shined it in Helen's eyes and didn't blink and she knew her daughter was blind. Than lost her hearing ability later. Helen had a type of disease that I cannot remember, but if you look it up on wikipedia.org you'll find out.
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∙ 7y agoHelen Keller was not born blind and deaf. It was not until she was nineteen months old that she got stricken with some mysterious disease which even the doctor could not diagnose.So much so he had no hope for the child and saw her end every near. Slowly Helen's faculties of seeing and hearing started fading away and ultimately she lost them permanently.Darkness and stillness enveloped her life once and for all. Today, doctors believe that she must have been stricken either with scarlet fever or meningitis.
Helen Keller was both deaf and blind. She lost her sight and hearing due to an illness when she was a young child.
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∙ 13y agoHelen Keller did learn to talk.
There are recordings of her.
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∙ 12y agoShe was actually both. She was born normal, and developed a disease that faded, but left her blind and deaf.
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∙ 10y agoshe contracted an illness described by doctors as "an acute congestion of the stomach and the brain", which might have been scarlet fever or meningitis.
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∙ 12y agosHE GOT...iLL
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Who was deaf and blind?
Helen Keller!
Things about Helen Keller?
Helen was blind and deaf
Were Helen Keller's siblings blind or deaf?
NO
What did Helen Keller have a problem with?
She was blind and deaf
Handicap of Helen Keller?
Helen Keller was both blind and deaf, which greatly impacted her ability to communicate and interact with the world. Despite these challenges, she overcame them with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan and went on to become a well-known author, political activist, and lecturer.
What adversity did Helen Keller face during her career?
Helen Keller was blind and deaf
Who did Helen Keller?
Helen Keller was a blind and deaf person who became a famous activist.....
Did Helen Keller start a school for the blind and deaf?
No, Helen Keller did not start a school for the blind and deaf. She was a deaf and blind individual who became an author and advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. Helen Keller attended the Perkins School for the Blind and Radcliffe College.
Was anyone in Helen Kelllers famliy blind or deaf?
Helen Keller was the only person in her immediate family who was both blind and deaf. Her parents, Kate and Arthur Keller, and her two siblings were not blind or deaf.
Did Helen Keller have a disease?
Helen Keller had an illness that made her deaf and blind. Since she's deaf, she was also dumb.
Was Helen Keller handicapped?
Yes, Helen Keller was a handicapped person because she was blind and deaf.
What were Helen Keller's challenges?
being blind and deaf
