Haben : the Deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law / Haben Girma.
2019
KF373.G567 A3 2019 (Mapit)
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Title
Haben : the Deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law / Haben Girma.
Edition
First edition.
Imprint
New York : Twelve, 2019.
Copyright
©2019
Description
vi, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Formatted Contents Note
When they took my father
The expeditions begin
War
Gender and a load of bull
Key be 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.
The expeditions begin
War
Gender and a load of bull
Key be 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.
Summary
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. -- adapted from jacket
Call Number
KF373.G567 A3 2019
Language
English
ISBN
9781538728727 hardcover
1538728729 hardcover
9781478992813 audio download
9781538728710 electronic book
1538728729 hardcover
9781478992813 audio download
9781538728710 electronic book
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