Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For the final session of the Virtual AFB Leadership Conference, AFB president and CEO, Dr. Kirk Adams, chatted with @haben_girma about her memoir Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law. The conversation also revolved around the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the intersection of racism and ableism, and the importance of accessible online spaces during the pandemic.
An advocate for equal opportunities for people with disabilities, #HabenGirma was the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. President Obama named her a White House Champion of Change. She received the 2018 Helen Keller Achievement Award, and a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Audio description, captions, a transcript, and ASL interpretation are available for this recording: afb.org/HabenGirma.
For the final session of the Virtual AFB Leadership Conference, AFB president and CEO, Dr. Kirk Adams, chatted with @haben_girma about her memoir Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law. The conversation also revolved around the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the intersection of racism and ableism, and the importance of accessible online spaces during the pandemic.
An advocate for equal opportunities for people with disabilities, #HabenGirma was the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. President Obama named her a White House Champion of Change. She received the 2018 Helen Keller Achievement Award, and a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Audio description, captions, a transcript, and ASL interpretation are available for this recording: afb.org/HabenGirma.
