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On this Date: Julia Brace was born

Julie Brace was born on June 13, 1807. At the age of 17, the deafblind woman enrolled at the American School for the Deaf, in Hartford, Connecticut. The story of Julia Brace: Born in Hartford County, Connecticut. Became deaf-blind at age five from typhoid fever. Developed a home sign that she used with her parents. On June 11, 1825, she moved to the Hartford Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb (now called the American School for the Deaf). She learned tactile signing, depite being

Jun 131 min read

On this date in 1889, Laura Bridgman died

About 20 years before Helen Keller’s education, Laura Bridgman became first deaf-blind American to gain a significant education in the English language. The two were connected through Bridgman's friend Anne Sullivan who became Helen Keller's teacher and aide. Born in New Hampshire on Dec. 21, 1829, Bridgman lost her sight and hearing at two years of age to scarlet fever. She had limited communication skills until the director of the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown,

May 241 min read

On this date in 1829, Laura Bridgman was born

About 20 years before Helen Keller’s education, Laura Bridgman became first deaf-blind American to gain a significant education in the English language. The two were connected through Bridgman's friend Anne Sullivan who became Helen Keller's teacher and aide. B orn in New Hampshire on Dec. 21, 1829, Bridgman lost her sight and hearing at two years of age to scarlet fever. She had limited communication skills until the director of the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown,

Dec 21, 20251 min read