When Helen Keller was a baby, she lost her sense of sight and sound, leaving her deaf and blind. This meant it was very difficult for her to communicate with the world around her…until she met a very special teacher named Anne Sullivan.

Anne Sullivan taught a young Helen Keller how to communicate by “fingerspelling,” a kind of sign language that could be understood by people who were both deaf and blind. Later, Helen Keller learned how to read braille, read lips, and even speak audibly. She also wrote books, including a classic book called The Story of My Life.

Helen Keller became a celebrity. She knew celebrities, too! In fact, she was good friends with the man who invented the telephone: Alexander Graham Bell.

Helen Keller did amazing things, and so can you. So be like Helen Keller: Keep trying and don’t give up. When you work hard, and keep working hard, there’s almost no limit to the things you can do!

Don’t Give Up!

We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.
Helen Keller

Get a good idea and work at it until it’s done and done right.
Walt Disney

Be like a postage stamp: stick to one thing till you get there.
Josh Billings