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Darryl_Lict t1_isynjuw wrote

It doesn't really go into when she became deaf and blind. I thought that most deaf from birth people had a real difficult time speaking clearly, Marlee Matlin being an example. She speaks really clearly. Amazing woman.

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mechapoitier t1_iszacpd wrote

Closest I’ve found is she went deaf and blind “in early childhood” which is a very vague term.

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LuLuDeStruggle t1_it0sdkl wrote

She wasn’t born deafblind. She talks about it in her memoir {{Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law}}

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cgally OP t1_it1zsfl wrote

From what I read it is a progressive condition. She had a bit of site when she was younger.

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fatchamy t1_it0r6c0 wrote

I saw her speak at a conference fireside chat event and she was HILARIOUS! Really incredible person, her book and story is very compelling.

She was using this typewriter looking gadget that I suppose is the relay with her translator/interpreter.

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