2024 Holiday Gift Guide

Deborah Kendrick

Editor's Note: As a companion to this gift guide, Deborah Kendrick joined us on the latest episode of the accessWorld podcast to discuss the history of accessWorld as well as holiday gift giving. You can find the episode on the AFB website or through your favorite podcast platform.

October 11 Is the Birthday of Eleanor Roosevelt

Animal Tales: Letters from Nella Braddy Henney to Helen Keller

Helen Keller with sheep in Scotland.

Helen Keller with sheep in Scotland, 1932

Helen Keller's Friends: Famous and Progressive

Helen Keller in Martha's Vineyard with famous friends

Seen left to right are Joseph Lash, Trude Wenzel Lash, Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Katharine Cornell, David Levy, Polly Thomson, and Adele Levy, 1954.

Sharing Our Progress in Making the Helen Keller Archive a Gold Standard of Accessibility for Other Digital Archives

Top of image are various pieces from the Helen Keller Archives. Text on photo reads: Pioneering a Gold Standard: An Odyssey to Digitize Helen Keller’s Archive for Sighted, Hearing, Blind, and Deaf Audiences; Helen Selsdon, Elizabeth Neal, Crista Earl, and Toya Dubin SAA Annual Conference July 27th, 2017

The Gift that Keeps Giving: Reviving an Historic Home in Monroe, N.Y. with Strong Ties to Helen Keller

Helen Keller at Rest Haven

Helen Keller on Trying to Make the World 'A Little More As I Want It'

Helen Keller walking in her garden at her home in Westport, CT. Image: Helen Keller walks in her garden in Westport, Connecticut, 1950. It is wintertime. Keller is seen smiling, facing the camera. She wears a long coat and woolen hat. She holds a wooden branch railing with her left hand.

Entertainment Technology Accessibility Status: The Good, the Bad, and the Delayed

man with white hair watching TV, using remote control

Hollywood is waist deep into its annual awards season.

A Director’s Experience: Creating Employment Opportunities for Individuals Who Are Blind

This blog post is by guest blogger Ben Caro, a film editor, screenwriter, and director on a mission to change the perception of blindness in our society. Ben is directing Cathedrals, a short film starring an actor who is visually impaired. Read about his passion project and mission to advocate for employment opportunities for individuals with vision loss.

Banner with the word Cathedrals and the face of a man

Helen Keller: A Love Affair

Helen Keller smelling flowers in a vase, circa 1919

Image: Helen Keller smelling flowers, circa 1919.

This is the fourth in our series of posts celebrating Helen Keller and the wonderful new avenues that are opening up for research about her life and legacy as a result of the Helen Keller Digitization Project. This week’s post is from Christopher Carlson, author, screenwriter and playwright. Enjoy!

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