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

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.

Helen Keller was a social activist and suffragist, lending her name to the labor movement and the women's movement. "This inferiority of woman is man-made," she said in a speech in 1916.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

In Edwards' new book, "Going Tactile: Life at the Limits of Language," the linguistic anthropologist explores the existential and environmental factors that impact language for DeafBlind communities.

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.

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.