Her teacher was known as “The Miracle Worker.” In the 2000 Disney movie, Hellen was believed to have become deaf, blind and intellectually disabled due to illness as a young child.
Hellen Keller is said to have been quite an unruly child. She was prone to fits and tantrums, she screamed, she grunted, even hit & bit her teacher.
What compassion her teacher must have had to see in her potential? Her teacher was also known for her tempermant. She too was a fighter. She refused to give in to despair and fought against her own self-pitty.
Helen Keller is best known for being Deafblind, her acedemic achievements, and advocating for the rights of disabled individuals.
I’m on a mission to find out what these legendary disability advocates would have thought or said based on historical facts. What would they have said about those who are not “neurotypical”? How would they have felt about autism and neurological developmental delays? What rights would they have fought for? Would they have fought for these children to be given equal access to language learning, American Sign Language (ASL), or Augmentive and Alternative Communication (AAC)?
I have so many questions I would ask them…
Image Source:
Optimism – Helen Keller, by Liana Seneca
Helen Keller – Spirit of Courage – wiki commons
Americans With Disabilities Act – wiki commons
Hellen and her teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy – wiki commons
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