Appleseeds articles from April 2007

Appleseeds archives from April 2007

The wonderful words of Helen Keller.(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Helen Keller was a wise woman. Throughout her life, she shared her thoughts on blindness, beauty, and life with the world. You'll find many of her quotes in this issue. When you read them, think about what they mean. Which do you like best? Ask...

Deaf and blind--not dumb!(Biography)
April 1, 2007... Have you ever had to cover your eyes and not peek? Or plug your ears so you couldn't hear a secret? How would you like to stay that way your whole life? Helen Adams Keller spent almost her whole life without sight or sound. Her story is an...

Let your fingers do the reading.
April 1, 2007... Have you ever tried to read with your eyes closed? If you have. you probably didn't read much! But what if you were blind? Thanks to a system invented by a blind, 12-year-old French boy, you could use your fingers to read. When Louis...

Turning the key: Anne Sullivan, Helen's teacher.
April 1, 2007... W-A-T-E-R. Anne Sullivan spelled the word into Helen Keller's wet hand, her fingers forming signs for each letter. Anne had been spelling words to Helen from the day of her arrival in Tuscumbia, Alabama--starting with the word D-O-L-L. To...

Not your average schools.(Perkins School for the Blind )
April 1, 2007... Two hundred years ago, many people believed that children who were deaf or blind had no soul. One man knew this idea was wrong, and he set out to prove it. His name was Dr. John Fisher. In 1829, he decided to open a school for the blind. By...

Helen goes to college.
April 1, 2007... Helen Keller was determined to go to college. Her first choice was Harvard University, but in those days, Harvard did not accept women. So she applied to Radcliffe College, a part of Harvard. At Radcliffe, Harvard professors taught young women...

Laura Bridgman--paving the way.(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... "Open sesame!" When Dr. S.G. Howe discovered a way to teach a young girl named Laura Bridgman, his work seemed as magical as those enchanting passwords. Laura had been sick with scarlet fever when she was 2 years old. Like Helen Keller 50 years...

A guide by your side: meet two amazing guide dogs and the blind people they live with ...(An AppleCorps Story)
April 1, 2007... Although Helen Keller didn't have dogs as guides, she did love dogs and had many in her life. (You can see some of them on the back cover of this issue.) She owned the first Akita in the United States, which she got from Japan in 1938. (Read...

Helen Keller gets active.
April 1, 2007... One word can best describe Helen Keller's adult life: active. "I resolved that whatever role I did play in life," she said in 1929, "it would not be a passive one." Having decided to do what she could to change her world, Helen would not be...

Braille without borders.
April 1, 2007... Can you read and write in the dark Sabriye Tenberken can! Sabriye began to lose her eyesight when she was 2 years old and was completely blind by age 13. She went to a German high school for the blind where she developed a "can do" attitude....

The incredible smeller of Helen Keller.(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Try to imagine what the world would be like if you could not see or hear. You would have to depend on your senses of taste, touch, and smell to find your way through life. When people lose one or more of their senses, they often become...

The spirit of giving.(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Today, many children and families are faced with the difficulties of living with serious illnesses and disabilities. As it was for Helen Keller, their need for expert care is great. For many, such care is too expensive or doesn't even exist....

More than a pet.(guide horses)
April 1, 2007... Most people have by Karen Barker seen or heard of seeing-eye dogs; after all, they are the most popular service animals. But you probably didn't know that horses can be guide animals, too. When Dan Shaw started to lose his sight, he didn't know...

Three days until darkness.(Helen Keller, vision)
April 1, 2007... "I who am blind can give one hint to those who see... Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. And the same method can be applied to other senses. Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an...

Seeing in the dark.
April 1, 2007... How would your life be different if you were blind? How would you be able to get around without stumbling over objects or bumping into walls? How could you follow directions about which way to go? Here are two activities for you and a friend to...

How does someone become blind or deaf?
April 1, 2007... If you're like most people, you see and hear well. But will you always? Helen Keller was born with normal hearing and vision. Then she got very sick. In her day, serious childhood illnesses were common. Sometimes, those illnesses caused...

Animal tales.
April 1, 2007... Helen Keller loved dogs all her life, though none of her dogs were guide dogs.