Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Helen was a tiny girl of age seven with a mischievous spirit, and along with it, to put it bluntly, a mean streak. She was unruly ...

A new atrium at the Helen Keller National Center was designed expressly for deaf-blind people — a rarity. Photo: WJ Northridge The television reporter had long said the “most memorable” interview of ...

We talked with Sue Ruzenski, Ed.D., CEO of Helen Keller Services, which is comprised of two divisions: Helen Keller Services for the Blind, serving five boroughs of New York and Long Island, ...

Oklahoma Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and friends are celebrating Deaf-Blind Awareness week, June 26 - July 2, in honor of both Oklahomans who are deaf-blind and world-famous author, ...

For nearly half a century, men, women and children from around the country who are deaf and blind have come to Long Island to the only agency in the United States that equips them to live ...

Maricar Marquez teaches student Tony Giordano how to bake brownies in a DeafBlind equipped kitchen. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, Helen Keller Services (HKS) celebrated the DeafBlind community and the ...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of its ongoing commitment to helping people communicate and connect, Widex USA has pledged to donate at least $20,000 in the New Year to the Helen Keller ...

A student at the Helen Keller National Center in Port Washington who is deaf and blind is inspiring people with his art sculptures "Families and friends will tell people who are deaf-blind, 'You can't ...

This Mother’s Day, a mom and daughter from Port Washington who have each worked to increase awareness of the visually- and/or hearing-impaired are raising money for physical and mental wellness ...

The American Foundation for the Blind has named Kathy Nimmer among its 2026 Helen Keller Achievement Award recipients.

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.-- A deaf and blind man is learning to communicate a whole new way. He is creating expressive sculptures, thanks to training at the Helen Keller National Center on Long Island. On ...