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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Girma, Haben, 1988- author.     Subjects     Girma, Haben, 1988-     Lawyers with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.     Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Girma, Haben, 1988- author.       by title:      Haben : the deafblin...         MARC Display

Haben : the deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law / Haben Girma. by Girma, Haben, 1988- author. New York : Twelve, 2019. Subjects Girma, Haben, 1988-   Lawyers with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.   Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography. ISBN:  9781538728727 (hardcover) : 1538728729 (hardcover) : Description:  vi, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  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. Requests:  0 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   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Aina Haina Public Library Adult Biography B Girma Gi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 340.092 Girma Gi Checked In Add Copy to MyList CLOSED TEMPORARILY: Honokaa Public Library Adult Biography B GIRMA GI Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Biography B Girma Gi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mountain View P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 340.092 Girma Gi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library Adult Biography B Girma Gi Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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