“Society frames people with disabilities as incapable of contributing. And yet, these kids treat me like someone with gifts to share and lessons to teach.”
― Haben Girma, Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
In 2013, Haben Girma became the first deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, earning a Doctor of Law Degree. President Barack Obama personally presented her with the Helen Keller Achievement Award, naming her a White House Champion of Change. She has an incredible way to communicate involving translator technology that converts what people say or do around her into computer type, which is then sent to a personal Braille device that she holds in her hands. She reads the information with her fingers as braille, then responds to the person with speech.
Today, Haben Girma is a very successful disability rights advocate without any sight or hearing. To learn more, consider reading her gripping autobiography, The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law.
The inspiringly courageous, daringly adventurous, and incredibly talented Haben Girma narrates her own autobiography in the audiobook from Audible.com! Her uplifting odyssey of discovery is the perfect choice for your next great listen.
“I define disability as an opportunity for innovation.” Haben Girma