The Miracle worker is based on this person who was the first blind and deaf person to earn a degree in what?
The Miracle Worker (2000 film) The Miracle Worker is a 2000 biographical television film based on the 1959 play of the same title by William Gibson, which originated as a 1957 broadcast of the television anthology series "Playhouse 90". Gibson's original source material was "The Story of My Life", the 1902 autobiography of Helen Keller. The play was adapted for the screen twice before, in 1962 and 1979. The film is based on the life of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan's struggles to teach her.
Diana Ming Chan Diana Ming Chan (Chinese: 张陈维明; 1929 - August 2008) was an American social worker, philanthropist, advocate, and Educator known for her pioneering work in school social work and direct services. She was reportedly the first Cantonese-speaking bilingual social worker in San Francisco's Chinatown. She was known for her dumpling diplomacy in which politicians were invited to her home to discuss the importance of social workers in public schools.