Helen Keller was not born blind and deaf; it was not until she was nineteen months old that she contracted an illness described by doctors as "an acute congestion of the stomach and the brain," which could possibly have been scarlet fever or meningitis.
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∙ 15y agoHelen Keller became blind and deaf after falling ill with a high fever at the age of 19 months, which is believed to have been either scarlet fever or meningitis.
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∙ 12y agoHelen Keller became blind because she developed a disease when she was just 18 months.That disease left her blind and deaf.Although before that she was a perfectly healthy baby.Hope I helped!
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∙ 11y agono she did not
Kate Adams Keller.
As of 2021, there are at least 16 schools named after Helen Keller in the United States. These schools are located in different states and serve as a tribute to the legacy and impact of Helen Keller on education and disability rights.
The Helen Keller 'comment' was taken out of 3OH3's song Don't trust me because Helen Keller was a great woman who was sadly both deaf and blind. The comment was removed because it was seen as offensive to her memory and other deaf and blind people. (Some fans say this is unnecessary because the deaf and blind cannot hear the song or see it's lyrics)
Helen was blind and deaf
Helen became blind when she got a high fever when she was really young.
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.
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Helen Keller!
She was blind......
She became blind and deaf after a terrible, terrible fever at the age of two.
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.
yes Helen Keller was blind and def