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Fed of Blind on Euthanized Deaf Twins
The National Federation of the Blind is speaking out about two deaf men who were put to death by lethal injection in Belgian after they began losing their sight. President Marc Maurer says:
"This disturbing news from Belgium is a stark example of the common, and in this case tragic, misunderstanding of disability and its consequences. Adjustment to any disability is difficult, and deaf-blind people face their own particular challenges, but from at least the time of Helen Keller it has been known that these challenges can be met, and the technology and services available today have vastly improved prospects for the deaf-blind and others with disabilities. That these men wanted to die is tragic; that the state sanctioned and aided their suicide is frightening."Read more here.
On this Date, 4 Years Ago
On November 25, 2008, the man who wrote the play about Helen Keller called The Miracle Worker died. William Gibson's story of Helen Keller’s relationship with her teacher, Anne Sullivan, won the 1960 Tony Award for best play and is still regularly performed around the country in community theaters. Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, played the stage roles of Sullivan and Keller, respectively. They went on to win Academy Awards when repeating the parts for the film version in 1962. Mr. Gibson was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay. Twenty years later, he wrote a sequel about Sullivan called The Monday After the Miracle but it flopped on Broadway. Gibson died at the age of 94 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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Helen Keller Story in GA
An Atlanta-area theater is presenting The Miracle Worker starting Friday. The New London Theater in Snellville will continue performances through June 24. For more information on the Helen Keller story, click here.
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On this Date.. 44 Years ago
Helen Keller died in Westport, Connecticut June 1, 1968, 44 years ago today.
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Helen Keller in Love
A new book about Helen Keller imagines a romance in the life of the deaf-blind activist and author. Rosie Sultan's novel Helen Keller in Love starts in 1916 when Keller is in her 30s. She falls in love and becomes engaged.Read More at DeafNewsToday.com
Hellen Keller Sunglasses
A Chinese firm that makes sunglasses is now offering a brand named after Hellen Keller. The motto of Xiamen Jinzhi is “You see the world, the world sees you.” A video ad for the product says "Wear these Helen Keller sunglasses as you descend from a chartered plane, and paparazzi and attractive people will flock to you." Helen Keller never wore sunglasses.
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Helen Keller on Alabama’s Quarter
On this date (March 17) in 2003, Alabama's official state quarter, featuring Helen Keller, went on sale at the US Mint. A ceremony marked the occasion one week later at Ivy Green Estate, the birthplace of Keller in Tuscumbia. The blind and deaf Alabamian opened many doors for the disabled. The quarter design features Keller's image with her name printed in English and a reduced version of Braille, along witha "Spirit of Courage" banner.
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