Rebecca Alexander | |
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| Born | Rebecca Ann Alexander February 4, 1979 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) Columbia University (MSW, MPH) |
| Occupation(s) | Psychotherapist, author, group fitness instructor, disability rights advocate |
| Known for | Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found |
| Relatives | Peter Alexander (brother) |
| Website | www |
Rebecca Ann Alexander (born February 4, 1979) is an American psychotherapist and author. Deafblind due to Usher syndrome, Alexander wrote a memoir in 2014 about coming to terms with her deteriorating sight as well as her feats as an extreme athlete, such as climbing to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. In 2016, she received a Helen Keller Achievement Award from the American Foundation for the Blind.