♪♪ ♪♪ -This program includes historical descriptions of people with disabilities that many now consider offensive. Viewer discretion is advised. (Rebecca Alexander) My name is Rebecca Alexander. I am ...
Visit Ivy Green, the birthplace of Helen Keller, in this episode of Yellowhammer History Hunt. Helen lost her sight and hearing as a young child but overcame her handicaps to become a renowned writer ...
Alabamian Helen Keller, whose birthday is June 27, was admired around the world. Though deaf and blind, she learned to speak several languages. She authored several books. She starred as herself in ...
Ohio Lions gathered at Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Helen Keller’s historic “Knights of the Blind” speech. This pivotal moment in Lions Clubs International ...
Though deaf and blind, she learned to speak several languages, authored several books, and starred as herself in the 1919 film “Deliverance,” which is about her challenging personal journey to a ...
A new “American Masters” documentary premiering Tuesday promises to go beyond the familiar mythology of one of Alabama’s most exceptional people, Helen Keller. Keller lost her sight and hearing in ...
Patty Duke’s Oscar nominated performance in 1962’s "The Miracle Worker" wasn’t the first movie about a disabled person I saw, but it was the most ubiquitous. When you grow up disabled, the names of ...
The monuments honoring the two famed native Alabamians will be the first statues of women on the lawn of the Alabama Capitol.