June 27th is the birthday of famous blind-deaf author, educator and political activist, Helen Keller.
She was born this day back in 1880 and was a pioneer of developing communication for people with disabilities. As part of her advocacy she came to New Zealand in 1948.
Don McKenzie was a young lad of eight who met her during her time at the Blind Institute, as it was then known, and talks to Jesse about the impact she has had on his life as a blind person working with New Zealand's blind deaf community.
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