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Mission

Based on the legacy of Helen Keller, the Foundation strives to prevent blindness and deafness by advancing research and education. The Foundation aspires to be a leader in integrating sight, speech and hearing research with the greater biomedical research community, creating and coordinating a peer-reviewed, worldwide network of investigators and institutions.

Vision

Saving sight, speech and hearing. To integrate laboratory and clinical research to advance the state of vision and hearing research worldwide; conduct a program of public education on the legacy of Helen Keller emphasizing vision and hearing awareness and the importance of medical research; and to develop funding resources and a public relations effort sufficient to support an effective global research and education program.

Inception

1988

Program Results

Retinal Surgery Research Center

Several sight-restoring procedures have been developed, forming the basis for saving over 500,000 years of eyesight annually, in perpetuity.

Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research

Helen Keller Laureates have been selected annually since 1994, advancing vision research to the profession and to the public.

World Eye Injury Registry

The largest databank of eye injury information in the world where physicians and organizations worldwide consult and contribute to further advance vision research and eye injury care.

Education Program

Ms. Keller Johnson, great niece of Helen Keller, has visited more than 1,250 schools and touched the lives of more than 170,000 students throughout the U.S. In addition to material that fits into the language, social studies, health and science segments of an elementary school curriculum, the Education Program provides a unique opportunity to influence the moral development of students by focusing on the character and achievements of Helen Keller.