“We can all do more. Facilities should be fully accessible. Hiring practices should expand training opportunities and ensure our citizens have the knowledge and skills to compete and succeed in the 21st Century.”

— Michael R . Pompeo Secretar y of State

helen keller, deaf and blind from early childhood, continues to inspire today, half a century after her death. She worked tirelessly for educational access and equal rights for all.

U.S. Department of State | Bureau of International Information Programs | Office of Editorial ContentImage : L ibrar y of Congress / Whitman Studio / ca . 1904 / Helen Kel ler, No . 8 .

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