She touched the world: Laura Bridgman, deaf-blind pioneer
Disabilities, Biography of persons with disabilities, Biography, Self help, Historical biography, Women biography, General non-fiction, History
Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Biography of Laura Bridgman (1829-1889), the first deaf-blind child to receive a formal education--decades before Helen Keller. Discusses the causes of Laura's deaf-blindness at age two; her sponsorship at Perkins Institution; and her success at learning manual sign language. For grades 4-7. 2008
Title Details
ISBN
9780618852994
Publisher
Clarion Books
Copyright Date
2008
Book number
5677754
Braille details for CELA title
Volumes
2
Braille code
EBAE
Braille producer
CPH