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Co-Founding the ACLU, Fighting for Labor Rights and Other Helen Keller Accomplishments Students Don’t Learn in School

By Olivia B. Waxman — 2020

Most students learn that Keller, born June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Ala., was left deaf and blind after contracting a high fever at 19 months, and that her teacher Anne Sullivan taught her braille, lip-reading, finger spelling and eventually, how to speak. However, there is still a great deal about her life and her accomplishments that many people don’t know.

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What’s Disability to Me?

Meet Bernard, a person with disabilities who fully participates in life. This video is one in a series of disability-themed videos in support of the first-ever World Report on Disability. More videos are available at World Health Organization’s website.

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Harnessing Personal Experience To Guide Teen Activism | Liam Haskill | TEDxYouth@Davenport

The typical foster child moves multiple times per year and when they move, they may not be able to take their belongings with them.

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What ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Means to this Gay Veteran | American Veteran

Janessa Goldbeck was an out, gay woman when she joined the Marines—but the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was still in place, forcing her to hide her true self from others. After its official repeal, Goldbeck was able to educate others about LGBTQ issues.

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Five Questions with Sonia Sanchez

Stony Brook University’s “Five Questions With …” video series showcases leaders from every field, sharing ambitious ideas and imaginative solutions for education and the global future.

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Rosie Molinary

Journey interview with Rosie Molinary, Chair of Circle de Luz. Rosie’s own experiences growing up caused her to write a book and look into what it’s like today for Latina girls. What she found was, among other things, a 41% drop out rate from high school.

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Moonrise: The Power of Women Leading from the Heart

This anthology presents more than 30 essays from eminent women trailblazers--such as author Alice Walker, psychiatrist Jean Shinoda Bolen, playwright Eve Ensler, holistic doctor Rachel Naomi Remen, biologist Janine Benyus, hip-hop performer Rha Goddess, and famous tree-sitter Julia Butterfly...

Nina Simons, Anneke Campbell

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