| HELEN | At age seven, ___ Keller learned Braille later became the first blind and deaf person to earn a college degree |
| GLADYSKNIGHT | She won $2,000 at age seven on TV's "Original Amateur Hour" |
| AMAR | First name of Mr Latif, Celebrity MasterChef's first blind contestant (4) |
| KELLER | Helen -; the first deaf and blind person to earn a degree (6) |
| HELENKELLER | The first deafblind person to earn a BA degree (5,6) |
| ITSMAGIC | Song by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn sung by Doris Day in her film debut, Romance on the High Seas, and which later became the theme song of her Hollywood radio series |
| SHIRLEYTEMPLE | Which American film star child later became the US ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia? (7,6) |
| BOOTH | William -; founder with his wife Catherine of a mission which later became the Salvation Army (5) |
| SEARS | Richard Warren ____ co-founded a mail order firm which later became the USA’s largest retailer |
| NYLE | ___ DiMarco model and deaf activist who was the winner of season 22 of Dancing With The Stars |
| SIGN | Speak to a deaf person, in a way |
| BRAILLE | Louis ......., creator of a system of reading and writing used by blind and visually impaired people (7) |
| RADIO | The "R" in F.R.C., which later became the F.C.C. |
| STEWART | Original pianist of the band Ian who later became the band's tour manager |
| EBUR | Abbreviated name for the Roman garrison that later became the city of York (4) |
| BLIND | Pups are born both ___ and deaf until they reach the age of two weeks |
| HIGHLIGHTSFORCHILDREN | Magazine in which I solved my first crossword (at age 7) |
| REFRAIN | What you said to the tone-deaf person singing it? (7) |
| CAPTION | Aid for a deaf person watching a video |
| TTY | Device that a deaf person might use for a phone call |
