[PAR] [TLE] Helen Keller [SEP] Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer.  She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.  The story of how Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan, broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language, allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate, has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and film "The Miracle Worker".  Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, is now a museum and sponsors an annual "Helen Keller Day".  Her birthday on June 27 is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and was authorized at the federal level by presidential proclamation by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, the 100th anniversary of her birth. [PAR] [TLE] Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind [SEP] The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) is a school for people with blindness and/or deafness operated by the U. S. State of Alabama in the city of Talladega.  The current institution includes the Alabama School for the Deaf, the Alabama School for the Blind, and the Helen Keller School, named for Alabamian Helen Keller, which serves children who are both deaf and blind.  The E. H. Gentry Technical Facility provides vocational training for older students, and the institution offers employment to graduates through its Alabama Industries for the Blind workshops in Talladega and Birmingham.  The AIDB has regional centers in Birmingham, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, Mobile, Dothan, Auburn, and Tuscumbia.  The AIDB currently serves more than 12,500 residents from all 67 counties of the state.
[PAR] [TLE] Helen Keller [ SEP ] Helen Adams Keller ( June 27 , 1880 – June 1 , 1968 ) was an American author , political activist , and lecturer . She was the first deaf - blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree . The story of how Keller 's teacher , Anne Sullivan , broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language , allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate , has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and film " The Miracle Worker " . Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia , Alabama , is now a museum and sponsors an annual " Helen Keller Day " . Her birthday on June 27 is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and was authorized at the federal level by presidential proclamation by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 , the 100th anniversary of her birth . [PAR] [TLE] Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind [ SEP ] The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind ( AIDB ) is a school for people with blindness and/or deafness operated by the U. S. State of Alabama in the city of Talladega . The current institution includes the Alabama School for the Deaf , the Alabama School for the Blind , and the Helen Keller School , named for Alabamian Helen Keller , which serves children who are both deaf and blind . The E. H. Gentry Technical Facility provides vocational training for older students , and the institution offers employment to graduates through its Alabama Industries for the Blind workshops in Talladega and Birmingham . The AIDB has regional centers in Birmingham , Huntsville , Tuscaloosa , Montgomery , Mobile , Dothan , Auburn , and Tuscumbia . The AIDB currently serves more than 12,500 residents from all 67 counties of the state .
Who was this deaf-blind American author, political activist, and lecturer after whom an Alabamian institution is named?
Who was this deaf - blind American author , political activist , and lecturer after whom an Alabamian institution is named ?
Helen Keller
Helen Keller