Helen keler was born on 27 June 1880. She was blind and deaf. When she grew into a girl, she became frustrated with her inability to communicate. At that point she met an instructor Anne Sullivan who had lived with blindness herself until the successful surgery. Who utilized her own particular hands and fingers to open Helen 's world of isolation. Helen learned to recognize her family members by touching their facial features. Anne helped by teaching Helen letters, how to behave properly, and how to talk. Anne demonstrated Helen what letters were and what things were. Anne taught Helen the word water by utilizing a water pump. Anne needed Helen to fill up a jug. When Helen felt the water running on her hands Anne taught her the letters W-A-T-E-R.