We sometimes forget about the people who forged the way for us, who pioneered areas that we now take for granted. Anne Sullivan Macy, a woman born in 1866, worked with Helen Keller and her work became the blueprint for education today for children with disabilities.

Helen Keller wrote about Anne, "By nature she was a conceiver, a trail-blazer, a pilgrim of life's wholeness. So day by day, month after month, year in and year out, she labored to provide me with a diction and a voice sufficient for my service to the blind."

In Anne’s name, The American Foundation for the Blind is drafting special education legislation for vision or hearing loss. 

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Who are your heroes who have paved the way for assistive technology, education or other helpful areas for the visually impaired? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

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