helen keller Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/helen-keller/ Everything about the Deaf Community! Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:27:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://deafniche.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-logo_gigantic_png-32x32.png helen keller Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/helen-keller/ 32 32 Did You Know Helen Keller Started The Akita Breed In The United States? https://deafniche.com/helen-keller-akita/ Mon, 02 Apr 2018 19:51:07 +0000 https://deafniche.com/?p=10946 Helen Keller’s first trip to Japan influenced her in many ways, including her love of dogs. She brought home the first Akita to the United States; she could have had any dog so why did she pick the Akita? The Visit to Japan In 1937 the Western world was on the brink of World War […]

The post Did You Know Helen Keller Started The Akita Breed In The United States? appeared first on DeafNiche.

]]> List of Academy Award Films With Sign Language In History of Oscars https://deafniche.com/comprehensive-oscars/ Sun, 04 Mar 2018 21:19:28 +0000 https://deafniche.com/?p=10874 At this year’s Academy Awards, the dreamy film The Shape of Water  with its 13 nominations has the highest number of nominations that any film with sign language has had in the history of the Academy! There have been winners and nominations with deaf characters and sign language since the Academy was established in 1928, only […]

The post List of Academy Award Films With Sign Language In History of Oscars appeared first on DeafNiche.

]]> The Amazing Story of Helen Keller’s Success Before She Was Born https://deafniche.com/the-amazing-story-of-helen-kellers-success-before-she-was-born/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 23:54:13 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=10167 An American author, lecturer and political activists – Helen Adam Keller is a great example of advocacy and dynamism for all the people with various disabilities. She was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States. She proved to the world that deaf-blind people can also gain an education – a definition of […]

The post The Amazing Story of Helen Keller’s Success Before She Was Born appeared first on DeafNiche.

]]>