Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880. She was born to Kate 
Adams Keller and Colonel Arthur Keller on there southern estate called Ivy green. Helens household was full of words and speech, her father was the editor for the Ne
wspaper, The North Alabamia and her mom enjoyed reading writing in her free time. This all changed in February 1882, when 19-month-old Helen became extremely ill and lost the ability to hear and see, which Doctors now a day tribute to scarlet fever or meningitis. After recovering from her illness, her parents realized that Helen was deaf and blind, they feared they would have no way to communicate with her. Out of this fear, her mother contacted Alexander Graham bell, who was an avid supporter of the deaf and blind. He recommended that they contact the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston, Massachusetts for help. (“Helen Keller Kids Museum”)
Adams Keller and Colonel Arthur Keller on there southern estate called Ivy green. Helens household was full of words and speech, her father was the editor for the Ne
wspaper, The North Alabamia and her mom enjoyed reading writing in her free time. This all changed in February 1882, when 19-month-old Helen became extremely ill and lost the ability to hear and see, which Doctors now a day tribute to scarlet fever or meningitis. After recovering from her illness, her parents realized that Helen was deaf and blind, they feared they would have no way to communicate with her. Out of this fear, her mother contacted Alexander Graham bell, who was an avid supporter of the deaf and blind. He recommended that they contact the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston, Massachusetts for help. (“Helen Keller Kids Museum”) 
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