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American Foundation for the Blind: Anne Sullivan Macy ActivityAmerican Foundation for the Blind: Anne Sullivan Macy Activity
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9th - 10th
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American Foundation for the Blind: Anne Sullivan Macy

Curated by ACT

A biographical overview of the life of Anne Sullivan Macy, devoted teacher of Heller Keller and a pioneer in the education of the visually impaired which earned her the nickname "miracle worker". Learn about her through her own letters, through the words of others, photos, and original documents.

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sign language, helen keller

Additional Tags

language of the deaf, miracle worker, teacher of the blind, visually impaired, anne sullivan, annie mansfield sullivan, braille system, john macy, tewksbury almshouse

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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