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| 1880–1968 || Helen Keller lifetime || In her early months, {{w|Helen Keller}} from {{w|Tuscumbia, Alabama}} , becomes blind and deaf due to an illness. Instructed by {{w|Anne Sullivan}}, she would be the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. This and other achievements lead Helen Keller to become the most famous disabled person in the world. Throughout her life, she would succeed as an author, political activist, and lecturer.
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| 1915–1925 || Early organization development || In 1915, George and his wife Cora Parsons Kessler organize the British, French, and Belgian Permanent Blind Relief War Fund in Europe. In 1919, with support from Helen Keller, the Kesslers incorporate the Permanent Blind Relief War Fund for Soldiers & Sailors of the Allies in the United States.<ref name="Our Historyv">{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.hki.org/our-impact/about-us/our-history#.XciLNlX0mUk |website=hki.org |accessdate=10 November 2019}}</ref> In the 1920s the organization begins serving blind civilians, as well as military personnel, and also begins printing texts in {{w|Braille}}.<ref name="Helen Keller International">{{cite web |title=Helen Keller International |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Helen-Keller-International |website=britannica.com |accessdate=4 September 2019}}</ref>
