Our house is named after Helen Keller - an author and educator who was blind and deaf. Born physically normal in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Keller lost her sight and hearing at the age of nineteen months to an illness now believed to have been scarlet fever. Five years later, on the advice of Alexander Graham Bell, her parents sent to her a 20-year-old teacher, Anne Sullivan from the Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston.

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Through Sullivan's extraordinary instruction, Keller learned to understand and communicate with the people around her. She went on to achieve an excellent education and to become an important influence on the treatment of the blind and deaf. 

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Helen Keller overcame her obstacles and helped others to overcome theirs. She is an admirable person and an example of one who can work to make dreams come true. Her contributions are a major factor for the great developments of the help available for the disabled today.