On June 27 we commemorate the 104th anniversary of the birth of Helen Keller, America's most renowned and respected deaf-blind person. Her accomplishments serve as a beacon of courage and hope for our Nation, symbolizing what deaf-blind people can achieve.
In order to encourage public recognition of and compassion for the complex problems caused by deaf-blindness and to emphasize the potential contribution of deaf-blind persons to our Nation, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 261, has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation designating the last week in June 1984 as ``Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.''
Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning June 24, 1984, as Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week. I call upon all government agencies, health organizations, communications media, and people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth.
【海伦·凯勒简介】
(1) 海伦·凯勒(Helen Keller)(1880年6月27日-1968年6月1日),是美国盲聋女作家和残障教育家。1880年出生于亚拉巴马州北部一个叫塔斯喀姆比亚的城镇。她在19个月的时候因猩红热夺去了她的视力和听力,接着,她又丧失了语言表达能力。然而就在这黑暗而又寂寞的世界里,她因为她的导师安妮·沙利文(Anne Sullivan)的努力,使她学会读书和说话,并开始和其他人沟通。而且以优异的成绩毕业于美国拉德克利夫学院,成为一个学识渊博,掌握英、法、德、拉丁、希腊五种文字的著名作家和教育家。她走遍美国和世界各地,为盲人学校募集资金,把自己的一生献给了盲人福利和教育事业。她赢得了世界各国人民的赞扬,并得到许多国家政府的嘉奖。主要作品有《假如给我三天光明》、《我的生活》、《我的老师》等。
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