Disability Pioneers

Before Helen Keller, the world knew about deaf education through the lives of Laura Bridgman and Julia Brace. From About's Deafness/Hard of Hearing Guide Jamie Berke.

McCallum's year as Miss America was a "first" for the deaf and for the disabled, but was marred by controversy. Jamie Berke, About's Deafness/Hard of Hearing Guide, has the full story.

Macular degeneration destroyed most of her eyesight when she was a girl; Marla Runyan began competing in athletic events when she was in college. She has won a number of records in running events, and was the first legally-blind person to compete in the Olympic Games.