September is Deaf Awareness Month!
September 12: Helen Keller Meets Anne Sullivan
Helen Keller, a deaf and blind 6-year-old girl, met her teacher, Anne Sullivan, on March 3, 1887.
Sullivan, who had a unique understanding of blindness herself, began teaching Helen by spelling words into her hand.
A major breakthrough occurred when Sullivan spelled “water” while holding Keller’s hand under a water pump, connecting the letters to the sensation and unlocking Keller’s understanding of language.
Helen Keller Meets Anne Sullivan: history.com/this-day-in-history/march-3/helen-keller-meets-her-miracle-worker
Wikipedia on Helen Keller: wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller
Wikipedia on Anne Sullivan: wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Sullivan