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She became deaf and blind at 19 months old.
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∙ 15y ago
Helen Keller became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months after contracting an illness, most likely scarlet fever or meningitis.
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∙ 12y agoHelen Keller became ill in 1882 (when she was just two years old) and lost both her eyesight and hearing.
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∙ 12y agoeighteen months
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∙ 14y agoAround one.
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∙ 10y ago2-3yrs
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How old was Helen when she got the fever that made her blind and deaf?
Helen Keller was 1 year old when she got a fever that made her blind and deaf.
Things about Helen Keller?
Helen was blind and deaf
Who was deaf and blind?
Helen Keller!
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.
Can you be deaf if you are blind?
Yes. Helen Keller was one such example of someone who was both deaf and blind.
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.
Were Helen Keller's siblings blind or deaf?
NO
Was Helen Keler blind and deaf?
yes.
What did Helen Keller have a problem with?
She was blind and deaf
What happened to Helen when she had meningitis?
deaf and blind
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.
Was Helen Keller the only deaf and blind student at the Perkins institution for the Blind?
No, there are blind and deaf students attending right now.
