Discover how she flew a plane, wrote books in Braille, and became a global activist despite being born deaf and blind.

They were connected in life, and now are remembered together for eternity. Nellie Zimmerman, the deaf and blind woman who was discovered tucked away and forgotten for nearly two decades in the ...

Nellie and Emily. They were connected in life, and now are remembered together for eternity. Nellie Zimmerman, the deaf and blind woman who was discovered tucked away and forgotten for nearly two ...

Susan was diagnosed with Usher Syndrome in 1998 after experiencing worsening eyesight alongside lifelong hearing loss.

This kind of accommodation combined with a service dog to help her with mobility allowed Girma to become the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School in 2013.

Jenee Alleman, a DeafBlind woman who lives in Leavenworth, placed second in the Life Time UNBOUND Gravel race with her husband. Search query. Search. News. Finance. Sports. More. Manage your account.

As deaf individuals lost their sight in the DeafBlind community that Asst. Prof. Terra Edwards was studying, she discovered that an entirely new language had emerged—one that doesn't try to ...

Deafblind woman Susan Charles, 58, shares how charity support helped her rebuild independence after losing sight and hearing due to Usher syndrome. By Louise Glen. June 23 2025, 6:00 am.

A deafblind man and woman stand closely as they use protactile communication. Interpreters stand alongside, each resting a hand on a communicator’s arm. A fifth person observes, ...

Jenee Alleman, a DeafBlind woman who lives in Leavenworth, placed second in the Life Time UNBOUND Gravel race with her husband.

Jenee Alleman, a DeafBlind woman who lives in Leavenworth, placed second in the Life Time UNBOUND Gravel race with her husband.