Helen Keller was a voracious reader — despite a mess of competing alphabets and a severe lack of accessible books.

January is National Braille Literacy Month. Braille (pronounced “brale”) is a way of reading and writing that uses touch, not sight. Letters, numbers and other symbols each have a “code” of up to six ...

The 20th in a series of articles commemorating Women's History Month by spotlighting a significant speech or testimony delivered by a woman in the U.S. on this date. Helen Keller had spoken to many ...

Helen Keller Services has named the five recipients of its 2026 AccessAbility Awards, honoring organizations that advance accessibility for people who ...

The Dot Experience at the American Printing House for the Blind opens in October in Louisville’s Clifton neighborhood.

Helen Keller, the activist, writer and lecturer left blind and deaf by childhood illness, graces the side of a new "Alabama" quarter -- her image stamped alongside her name written in Braille -- ...

Friday is Helen Keller's birthday. For the deaf-blind writer and activist, finger spelling was the killer app that gave her access to the world. Today, the technologies available for the deaf and ...