Anne Sullivan Blind
Sullivan had a childhood of dickensian squalor.
Anne sullivan blind. And her work with keller offered sullivan a feeling of accomplishment. At the age of five sullivan contracted trachoma an eye disease which left her partially blind and without reading or writing skills. After graduating from perkins in 1886 she traveled to alabama to educate helen keller and remained keller s instructor interpreter and friend until her death in 1936 here are 10 things you may not know about sullivan.
Suggested citation for scholars. And andries k. The story of anne sullivan s struggle to teach the blind and deaf helen keller how to communicate.
Perkins school for the blind is proud and grateful to have contributed to the education of the great humanitarian helen keller and her brilliant teacher anne sullivan. Anne sullivan macy born johanna mansfield sullivan. Helen adams keller june 27 1880 june 1 1968 was an american author political activist and lecturer.
Directed by arthur penn. The story of keller and her teacher anne sullivan was made famous by keller s autobiography the story of my life and its adaptations for film and stage the miracle worker. Johanna anne mansfield sullivan macy april 14 1866 october 20 1936 better known as anne sullivan was an american teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of helen keller she contracted trachoma a highly contagious eye disease when she was about 5 which left her blind and without reading or writing skills.
By nature she was a conceiver a trail blazer a pilgrim of life s wholeness. When sullivan s health failed and she became blind in the 1930s keller aided her teacher with tasks such as writing letters. Orla will demonstrate the viboxo soundsenses test rig at the anne sullivan centre.
Orla o sullivan is a member of the anne sullivan foundation advocacy working group in cork who advocate for the wider community of people who are deafblind in ireland. With anne bancroft patty duke victor jory inga swenson. Mcginnity b l seymour ford j.
She was the first deaf blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. April 14 1866 october 20 1936 was an american teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of helen keller. Read anne sullivan s valedictory address from her graduation from perkins school for the blind.
Orla is developing viboxo soundsenses and is keen to get feedback from the community. In 2003 anne sullivan macy was inducted into the national women s hall of fame and the american foundation for the blind was privileged to receive a medal in her honor.
