TheFirmHelenKellerIn1882ababygirlcaughtafeverthatwassofierceshenearlydied.Shesurvivedbutthefeverleftitsmark-shecouldnolongerseeorhear.Becauseshecouldnothearshealsofounditverydifficulttospeak.1882年,一名女婴因高发烧差点丧命.她虽幸免于难,但发烧给她留下了后遗症--她再也看不见、听不见.因为听不见,她想讲话也变得很困难.Beforeherseventhbirthday,thefamilyhiredaprivatetutor-AnneSullivan.AnnewascarefultoteachHelenespeciallythosesubjectsinwhichshewasinterested.AsaresultHelenbecamegentlerandshesoonlearnttoreadandwriteinBraille.Shealsolearnttoreadpeople'slipsbypressingherfinger-tipsagainstthemandfeelingthemovementandvibrations.ThismethodiscalledTadomaanditisaskillthatvery,veryfewpeoplemanagetoacquire.Shealsolearnttospeak,amajorachievementforsomeonewhocouldnothearatall.在她快到七岁生日时,家里便雇了一名家庭教师--安尼·沙利文.安尼悉心地教授海伦,特别是她感兴趣的东西.这样海伦变得温和了而且很快学会了用布莱叶盲文朗读和写作.靠用手指接触说话人的嘴唇去感受运动和震动,她又学会了触唇意识.这种方法被称作泰德马,是一种很少有人掌握的技能.她也学会了讲话,这对失聪的人来说是个巨大的成就.Helenprovedtobearemarkablescholar.Whileshewasstillatcollegeshewrote'TheStoryofMyLife'.Thiswasanimmediatesuccessandearnedherenoughmoneytobuyherownhouse.海伦证明了自己是个出色的学者,上大学时她就写了《我的生命》.这使她取得了巨大的成功从而有能力为自己购买一套住房.Afterherdeathin1968anorganizationwassetupinhernametocombatblindnessinthedevelopingworld.Todaythatagency,HelenKellerInternational,isoneofthebiggestorganizationsworkingwithblindpeopleoverseas1968年她去世后,一个以她的名字命名的组织建立起来,该组织旨在与发展中国家存在的失明缺陷做斗争.如今这所机构,"国际海伦·凯勒",是海外向盲人提供帮助的最大组织之一.