This week is National Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness week. The week is set aside to honor the achievements and capabilities of people who are deaf-blind, and coincides with birthday of Helen Keller (June 27, 1880). This year marks the 30th anniversary of the event's formal recognition by the Federal government in 1984.
South Carolina Governor, Nikki R. Haley, signed this PROCLAMATION to recognize this week officially in our state.
Some Current Statistics:
Approximately 1.2 million individuals are deaf-blind
More than 34 million Americans have hearing loss
Approximately 21 million have vision problems and a total of 80 million have potentially blinding eye diseases
More than 3.4 million Americans aged 40 and older are blind
There are approximately 59,341 legally blind children in the U.S.
We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the accomplishments, big and small, of children and adults in South Carolina who are deaf-blind. Have a success story? A small triumph? A huge victory? Please send us your story and we will share it with the SCIDB community. Comments and stories can be emailed to [email protected]
South Carolina Governor, Nikki R. Haley, signed this PROCLAMATION to recognize this week officially in our state.
Some Current Statistics:
Approximately 1.2 million individuals are deaf-blind
More than 34 million Americans have hearing loss
Approximately 21 million have vision problems and a total of 80 million have potentially blinding eye diseases
More than 3.4 million Americans aged 40 and older are blind
There are approximately 59,341 legally blind children in the U.S.
We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the accomplishments, big and small, of children and adults in South Carolina who are deaf-blind. Have a success story? A small triumph? A huge victory? Please send us your story and we will share it with the SCIDB community. Comments and stories can be emailed to [email protected]