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Helen keller the story of my life
- 1. Close your eyes and ears for five seconds……. What do you feel?
- 2. B Y H R U S H I K E S H D AWAN G E Helen Keller
- 3. INTRODUCTIO N She, is both deaf and blind. Who would believe such a person would write books on her own.
- 4. BIRT H • She was born on 27 June 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama • She was the child of Captain Auther H. Keller
- 5. The Happy Days Didn’t Last Long • At the age of 19 month little Helen was caught by a fever which caused her to be deaf and blind “Gradually I got used to the silence and darkness that surrounded me and forgot that it had ever been different”
- 6. A shake of head for NO, a nod for YES was her communicate Helen’s mother cherished her tenderly while she was loosing her sight little by little The only word she could remember was “Water”, this was her only word in her world at that time
- 7. Helen Going to have a teacher She was struggling to be free. Free from the world of misery & bitterness where she experienced failures when expressing herself Her parents suffered too. They searched for teachers having the method to teach a child who’s both deaf and blind. Helen’s parents were able to find Alexander Grahm Bell and with his help they were able to find a way to educate little Helen.
- 8. A light in the Darkness
- 9. Ms. Anne Sullivan was a light to Helen’s lonely and dark life. Anne was so friendly and kind to the poor girl. Helen soon showed that she is capable and learned quickly
- 10. The way she learned Finger play, Spelling word into her hand First word she learned was doll. • At the age of ten Helen had mastered Braille as well as the manual alphabet and even learned to use the typewriter
- 11. Names for Everything Water was the word which Helen couldn’t understand easily. Ms.Sullivan put Helen’s hand under water coming out from the pump and spelled w-a-t-e-r to her hand When she realized what water means she rejoiced.
- 12. Learning Words • Ms. Sullivan used cardboard slips having raised letters to teach her words “One day, Miss Sullivan tells me, I pinned the word girl on my pinafore and stood in the wardrobe. On the shelf I arranged the words, is, in, wardrobe. Nothing delighted me so much as this game”
- 13. Helen’s Education Primarily her teacher was Ms. Anne Sullivan In 1888 entered to Perkins School in Boston Wright-Humason School for the Deaf in New York City in 1894 In 1896 - Entered Cambridge College for Young Ladies
- 14. Helen Keller as a Graduate What had she achieved? In 1900 she entered to the Radcliffe college On 28 June 1904 Helen graduated from Radcliffe College earning a Bachelor of Arts degree
- 15. She received honorary doctoral degrees from Temple and Harvard Universities in the United States Glasgow and Berlin Universities in Europe Delhi University in India Witwatersrand University in South Africa
- 16. Awards She also received an honorary Academy Award in 1955 as the inspiration for the documentary about her life, Helen Keller in Her Story. In 1964 awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, by President Lyndon Johnson
- 18. Helen Keller was the first deaf/blind person to graduated from College
- 19. “ I WILL NOT JUST LIVE MY LIFE. I WILL NOT JUST SPEND MY LIFE. I WILL INVEST MY LIFE." Helen Keller inspired future generations of people with disabilities to live life to the fullest.
- 20. Thank you……..
Editor's Notes
- The story of my life. One of the most inspiring books we can find. The author Hellen Keller, who she was both blind and deaf. Who can believe that such a person could write a this sort of book. But as I mentioned earlier this is one of the most inspiring book we can find among a number of such books. This includes the biography of Hellen keller.
- Hellen was born on 27 June 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama and she was the eldest child of her father Captain Auther H. Keller. She was a charming child. As always the first child of the family does she was beloved by every one of the family.
- She mentioned here at the age of one she walked and she did everything as every little girl does. But the Happy days didn’t last long. Misery and fate didn’t let the happiness to be last long. At the age off 19 months she was caught by a fever and this caused her to be deaf and blind Gradually I got used to the silence and darkness that surrounded me and forgot that it had ever been different”
- Little by little Hellen lost both her sight and hearing. But her mother soon realized her change. When she passed by and when the bell rang for the lunch Hellen didn’t respond to them properly. But her mother were always with her, she was cherished by her mother. The only word Hellen could say was water at that age. Her way of communication were her own set of signs, a shake of head for No, a nod for Yes were them.
- Hellen was bit angrier and unconscious. The reason was that she could not understand what the others say and the others didn’t respond to her as she expected. Her parents were worried about this matter and they tried to cure Hellen. The accompanied her to an eminent oculist in Baltimore. But he could not cure Hellen. Instead he gave them a hope. That Hellen could be taught. Her parents consulted Dr. Alexander Grahm Bell as Dr. Chisholm said and Dr. Grahm Bell found a teacher to teach Hellen.
- A new page of her life started after this.
- Ms.Anne Sullivan was the teacher who was once lost her sight almost and could cure it to an extent to read and do her day to day works. Ms. Anne was very kind and generous to Hellen and she was the light to Hellen’s dark life. When she started teaching Hellen soon showed her capabilities of learning quickly.
- Anne mostly used finger play and spelling words to her hands. In this way Anne taught the first word d-o-l-l to Hellen. She used a woolen doll and put it on Hellen’s hand and spelled it on her hand. At the age of ten Hellen had mastered Braille and also the manual alphabet.
- Water, the word which Hellen couldn’t understand a long time, once she and Anne were at the outdoor Ms.Anne held Hellen’s hand under the flow of water from the pump and spelled w-a-t-e-r to her hand. Suddenly Hellen realized that the word water means the cool liquid which was dripping through her fingers.
- To teach Hellen the words Ms.Sullivan used cardboard slips having raised letters
- Her first teacher Anne, teach her to use finger spelling, words, to identify objects and so many things. She learnt very quickly. In schools she learn languages, art ect.
- Although she is a blind/deaf person and much of her communication was by finger spelling, she had wonderful courage to be graduate. Her graduate life start in 1900. she entered Radcliffe College, becoming the first deaf blind person to have ever enrolled at an institution of higher learning. During their time at the College Helen began to write about her life. “The Story of My Life” was published in 1903 . On 28 June 1904 Helen graduated from Radcliffe College, becoming the first deaf blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree
- Not only that she had earned so many degrees. She received honorary doctoral degrees from, Temple and Harvard Universities in the United States, Glasgow and Berlin Universities in Europe, Delhi University in India and Witwatersrand University in South Africa. Also she had received special awards.
- In 1955 she received an honorary Academy Award as the inspiration for the documentary about her life, Helen Keller in Her Story. And also in 1964 she awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, by President Lyndon Johnson. She speech to various people as many organizations invite her.
- In 1904 Helen graduated from Radcliffe College, becoming the first deaf-blind person to obtain a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She received honorary doctoral degrees from Temple and Harvard Universities in the United States; Glasgow and Berlin Universities in Europe; Delhi University in India; and Witwatersrand University in South Africa. She also received an honorary Academy Award in 1955 as the inspiration for the documentary about her life, Helen Keller in Her Story.