How did Helen Keller learn to read, write and speak?

Helen Keller was no ordinary girl. She was blind and deaf and as a result she was not able to speak clearly in her whole life. It was Anne Sullivan who not only taught her to read and write but also shaped her character and life. read more

She began a slow process of learning to speak under Sarah Fuller of the Horace Mann School for the Deaf in Boston and later in New York City. In 1904, she graduated with distinction from Radcliffe College. Helen learned five different languages and she was the first deaf-blind person to receive BA degree. read more

Fascinating facts about the history of writing systems for people who are blind, and how literacy continues to evolve in the 21st century This booklet from 1915 shows Boston Line Type, a tactile version of the standard alphabet, and Standard Dot, a compromise between the various raised-dot systems in use at the time. read more