In the United States I used my knowledge learned in London and Edinburgh to teach deaf and mute people using varying techniques like the photophone that helps deaf people listen to conversations by seeing different lights and then they know what the person is saying. ...
They sought help and were referred to Alexander Graham Bell, who was teaching deaf children. ... In 1894 Helen attended the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf, where Helen had high hopes of learning to speak. ... She also campaigned heavily to improve the quality of life for blind people. She toured the world raising money for blind people. ...
By inventing the telephone Alexander changed the way people live. ... Alexander also taught the deaf. ... Before the telephone when a emergency happened the people would either have to take care of their self's or run to the nearest town for help. ... Most people wrote letters, sometimes the letters would never arrive to their destination or they could be months even years late. ... Now the telephone has been over looked by the invention of instant messengers and chat rooms where people can type instead of talk. ...
Bell also invented techniques for teaching speech to the deaf. ... People had to dial the number by spinning the receiver. ... Many people are calling family or friends all over the world. ... The telephone helps people communicate with others. ... Telephones help people communicate faster and easier. ...
Not long after young Tom - who was called "Al" in his earliest years - learned to talk, he began pleading with people he met to give him their explanation of how everything worked. ... Ultimately, he learned to use the silence associated with his deafness to enhance his powers of concentration. ... Interestingly, the one thing that he missed most - after becoming 80 % deaf in his right ear and totally deaf in his left ear - was the sound of singing birds. ...
He taught people how to talk clearly and distinctly."" (Parker 5) Graham's mother, Eliza Grace Symonds, was a painter and, despite partial deafness, a fine musician, a skill she passed on to Graham. ... He gave lectures about his new invention and demonstrated it to many people, including Queen Victoria."" ... From his grandfather to his wife, there were always people there to persuade and influence Bell which let to the invention of the phone. ...
