Records from centuries ago describe highly educated people who were either blind or deaf; however, until the early nineteenth century, there is no mention of educated blind deaf-mutes, and of those recorded, only one—Helen Keller—has earned a college degree. It was left to her to conclusively disprove the traditional instructive limitations that were previously believed to apply to the educational capacity of those lacking what were previously thought to be the most crucial organs of perception for achieving academic distinction. Helen Adams Keller was an extraordinary representation of overcoming difficult circumstances. As the first deaf and blind person to earn a college degree, she was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, on June 27, 1880, to …show more content…
She got comfortable in communicating in English, German, and plainly in French. After this, Keller continued her schooling at the Wright-Humason School for the Hard of hearing in New York City. During this time, Helen experienced many affluent and celebrities including Alexander Graham Chime, Andrew Carnegie, John Greenleaf Whittier, Imprint Twain, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and …show more content…
A few of her awards included the Philippines' Golden Heart; the Gold Medal Award from the National Institute of Social Sciences; Brazil's Order of the Southern Cross; and America’s highest honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Helen traveled all over the world after being named counselor of universal relations. She has gone by 35 nations on 5 landmasses. She indeed made a trip over Asia that was over 40,000 miles. She has won two Oscars for motion picture. Radcliffe College indeed allowed her its Alumnae Accomplishment Award on the 50th Commemoration of her graduation. She set the modern standard for the conceivable outcomes of a blind and deaf