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Haben : the Deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law
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"The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage." -- Girma grew up with her family in the Er...
"The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage." --
Girma grew up with her family in the Eritrean city of Asmara during Eritrea's thirty-year war with Ethiopia. Defining her disability as an opportunity for innovation, she learned non-visual techniques for everything from dancing salsa to handling an electric saw. She developed a text-to-braille communication system that created a new way to connect with people. Pioneering her way through obstacles, Girma graduated from Harvard Law, and now uses her talents to advocate for people with disabilities. This is a testament to her determination to find the keys to connection. --
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- Creator
- Haben Girma
- Format
- Books; Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- New York : Twelve, 2019
- ©2019
- Physical Details
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- vi, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 1538728737, 9781478992813, 1538728710, 1478992816, 9781538728727, 9781538728710, 1538728729, 9781538728734, 9781549181702
- OCLC
- on1060182849
- Also available in electronic format.
- When they took my father -- The expeditions begin -- War -- Gender and a load of bull -- Key by key -- Dancing in enchanted hills -- Dishing up trouble -- Water fights in the desert -- Lost in the African night -- Guarding a secret from the village -- The latrine -- Untangling love and control -- The chapter my parents shouldn't read -- Play like no one's watching -- A positive blindness philosophy -- I don't believe fairy tales, except this one -- Ableism and the art of blind PB&J -- Never, ever, run from a bear -- Alaska gives me the cold, harsh truth -- The little dog that makes earthquakes -- Love is following me up an iceberg -- The first Deafblind student at Harvard Law -- Kicking butt, legally speaking -- The White House ADA celebration -- Epilogue -- A brief guide to increasing access for people with disabilities