ID
2589
Nationality
American
Occupation
Author
Poet
Administrator
Summary
Deaf-blind. Blinded at age 5 by meningitis, deafened at age 7; B.A. (1950) from St. John's University; M.A. from New York University (1953, first deaf-blind person to earn a master's degree). Director of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults; received many awards and honorary degrees.
References
Comeback, p.53-79.
Dates
1925?-