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A
new bronze statue of Helen
Keller was recently set up in
the United States Capitol
building. Helen Keller was a
famous deaf-blind woman from the
USA. Helen was born in 1880 and
died in 1968. The new statue
shows Helen standing by a water
well with her hand in the water.
This was an important event for
Helen. This was the first word
she learned to spell with the
American Sign Language alphabet.
Janet Salt is a 52 year old deaf
and blind woman from England.
She recently hiked 42 miles (68
km) on the Great Wall of China.
She used the hike to raise money
for a charity in the UK.
Many deaf people have graduated
from veterinary school. They now
work as veterinarians taking
care of animals. One deaf
veterinarian is Dr. Thomas
McDavitt. In this picture, Dr.
McDavitt is checking a dog’s
heartbeat. He is not using a
stethoscope like a hearing
veterinarian uses. He puts his
cheek on the dog’s side to feel
the heart beat.
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