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1、Deaf-BlindAwarenessWeek海伦·凯勒周EveryyearthelastweekofJuneJune27,2000,isthe120thanniversaryofthebirthofHelenKeller,andeachyeartheweekinwhichherbirthdayfallsisrecognizedasDeaf-BlindAwarenessWeek.InhonorofHelenKeller--andothermembersofthedeaf-blindcommunity,thisweekisdedica
2、tedtothedeaf-blind.EveryyearthelastweekofJuneisdevotedtoonething--recognitionofthedeaf-blindpeopleinourmidst.WhilethepurposeofDeaf-BlindAwarenessWeekistopayhomagetoHelenKeller,thedeaf-blindwomanwhowasbornthatweek,theweekfocusesonincreasingpublicawarenessandunderstandin
3、gofdeaf-blindness.AccordingtotheHelenKellerNationalCenter(HKNC),about70,000peoplehavehearingandvisionloss.Morethanadecadeago,Deaf-BlindAwarenessWeekbecameaneventofficiallyrecognizedbytheFederalgovernment.ThestoryofHelenKelleriswellknown.BornonJune27,1880,thehealthyinfa
4、ntwasdevelopingnormally.Butattheageof19months,anillnessleftherdeafandblind.WhenHelenwassix,herequallyfamousteacher,AnneSullivan,wasabletoteachhertocommunicate.HelenKellerwentontoexcelinallaspectsofherlife:graduatingfromcollegewithhonorsandwriting,lecturing,andinspiring
5、peopleworldwide.ThenextistheproclamationofHelenKellerDeaf-BlindAwarenessWeekmadebyUSpresidentRonaldReagan:Proclamation5214--HelenKellerDeaf-BlindAwarenessWeekJune22,1984BythePresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica
KellerandherteacherAnneSullivanOureyesandearsprovidevitalwa
6、ysofinteractingwiththeworldaroundus.Theliltoflaughter,thebeatofabrassband,thesmileofafriend,andthepoetryofalandscapearebutafewofthelifeblessingsthatoursensesofsightandhearing3用心爱心专心helpustoenjoy.Butforsome40,000Americanswhocanneitherseenorhear,theworldcanbeaprisonofdar
7、knessandsilence.Inadequateeducation,training,andrehabilitationforthosewhoaredeafandblindmaypreventtheseAmericansfrombecomingindependentandself-sufficient,therebygreatlylimitingtheirlifepotentialandimposingahigheconomicandsocialcostontheNation.Wemustpreventsuchproblemsa
8、mongourdeaf-blindcitizensbyfosteringtheirindependence,creatingemploymentopportunities,andencouragingtheircontribution
