by Helen Keller

Helen Keller Photograph Collection
This remarkable collection from the American Foundation for the Blind contains photographs of Helen Keller throughout her life. Explore the many links and reflect upon this extraordinary woman and the people and places that figured in her life.

The Miracle: Helen Keller
In "TIME 100," Time magazine profiled one hundered people who—for better or worse—have most influenced the last hundred years. Helen Keller was among those individuals. Read musician Diane Schuur's tribute to Keller here. Why do you think Keller was chosen for this list? Discuss Keller’s influence with your classmates.

Helen Keller Birthplace
Tour Helen Keller’s home in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and view the well pump where Helen learned to communicate. Click on History for a brief synopsis of Keller’s life. Then think of a place that holds special meaning in your life. Take a photograph of that place or draw a picture of it and explain why it is important to you.

Marlee Matlin
Lifetime presents a biography of Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin, who is hearing impaired. In the Web Links Activity Log, compare and contrast Matlin’s life to Keller’s. In what ways are they similar? How are they different?

A Practical Sign Language Dictionary Online
Use this online dictionary to learn some simple signs. Click on a letter under Sign Languages on the left and select a word. A video link will pop up with a person showing you exactly how to sign the word. Look up the words Helen Keller mentions in her autobiography, such as "water" and "mother," and practice signing them with your group.