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A young, healthy, happy baby girl was born on June 27, 1880 in the small town of Tuscumbia, Alabama. She had no health problems at the time and seemed to be an ordinary child that would grow up and live a normal life as anyone else would. However, several months later, that same baby girl contracted a severe fever that would leave her deaf, mute, and blind. That baby girl was named Helen Adams Keller. Due to Helen’s inability to see, hear, and speak, she was a very difficult child to handle. Her parents could seldom communicate with her due to their lack of knowledge about her disabilities. It was obvious that Helen’s parents were not going to be able to take care of her themselves. The family decided to contact the Perkins School for the Blind. A young woman from the school was sent to stay with the Kellers. The