Haben Girma

About

Follow for accessibility strategies and stories from Haben Girma. She is the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. President Obama named her a Champion of Change, the French Ministry of Culture appointed her a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, and the World Health Organization selected her as an inaugural Commissioner for its Commission on Social Connection. She works with organizations worldwide to drive innovation, strengthen resilience, and deepen human connection. The New York Times praised her bestselling book Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law. She demonstrates how constraints fuel innovation, crafting non-visual techniques for everything from dancing salsa to climbing an iceberg in Alaska. Organizations such as Apple, Bottega Veneta, Disney, Gartner, Google, Microsoft, Oxford University, and Visa have invited her to deliver keynote presentations. TIME included her in TIME100 Talks. Book Haben Girma to speak at your event: https://habengirma.com/book-haben-girma/ Read her book (the audiobook is narrated by Haben): https://habengirma.com/book/ Tap the Follow button above for more accessibility tips and stories from Haben.