| A | B |
| Laura Bridgman | 1st deaf-blind person who learned to communicate |
| Helen Keller | most famous deaf-blind person ever |
| Arthur Keller | father of Helen and James Keller |
| Kate Keller | James Keller's stepmom |
| Ev Keller | Mr. Keller's sister |
| Viney | the Kellers' black housekeeper |
| Percy | Viney's son |
| Martha | Viney's daughter |
| Mr. Anagnos | principal of Perkins School |
| Perkins | school for the blind |
| Mr. Howe | 1st principal of Perkins School |
| Tewksbury | poorhouse in which Annie lived |
| Anne Sullivan | 20-year-old Perkins graduate |
| Ivy Green | name of the Kellers' house |
| Tuscumbia | where the Kellers live |
| Boston | where Annie came from |
| Baltimore, Maryland | place the Kellers wrote to for help |
| Louis Braille | invention of reading system for the blind |
| William Gibson | playwright who wrote the play |