Essay About Helen Keller

A young girl was born into this world in 1880, and some say without her disabilities she would not have become the person she became. At a very young age, Helen Keller lost the ability to hear, see, and communicate with others through talking. Despite having these disabilities, Keller did not give up on life, instead, she fought through them and made a difference in the world. Helen Keller managed to help change the world by leading foundations for the disabled as well as raising funds for endowments; also, she became an inspiration to others during her time as a civil rights and woman's rights advocate.

Helen Keller’s challenging and rewarding journey started from birth. She was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama (Nielsen). Her parents were Kate Adams Keller and Colonel Arthur Keller and the family was happy,wealthy, and sociable until Helen Keller, at 19 months, got an illness, which was likely scarlet fever or meningitis, that caused her to go deaf, blind, and disabled her from speaking to others (“Keller, Helen”). Both parents were very upset that their baby had gotten these disabilities, but they continued to make sure that Keller got the best life possible. They knew that Keller was very hard to work with since she had these disabilities. As said in “Childhood 1880-1894,” little simple things made no sense to her. She got the name “wild child.” To help Keller, her mother wrote to the head of the Perkins School for the Blind so she could have an excellent teacher to help her with her life. The Perkins School let Anne Sullivan teach Keller. With the help of Sullivan, Keller became more like other kids her age by studying different languages and learning how to play chess and how to horseback ride (“Childhood 1880-18...

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...ath ("Keller, Helen."). Her disabilities did not stop her from reaching major accomplishments in life.

Keller left an inspiration for all. She got through the toughest life that could be made for an human being and that just made her ten times stronger than she already was; and her accomplishments should inspire everyone around the world, even people without disabilities. Keller had obstacles to tackle and she accepted the challenges and didn’t complain. She never gave up on herself and she believed in herself. With everything she has done to help this world she proved that deaf and blind people deserve as much respect as everyone else, if not more. Keller symbolizes disability for much of the world (Nielsen). As said by Roger Shattuck, “From a still, dark world she had brought us light and sound; our lives are richer for her faith and her example” (Helen Keller.).