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Lawyers with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.
Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography.
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Haben : the deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law / Haben Girma.
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Girma, Haben, 1988- author.
New York : Twelve, 2019.
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Girma, Haben, 1988-
Lawyers with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.
Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography.
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9781538728727 (hardcover) :
1538728729 (hardcover) :
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vi, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm
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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.
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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
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Aina Haina Public Library
Adult Biography
B Girma Gi
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Hawaii State Library
Social Science & Philosophy
340.092 Girma Gi
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CLOSED TEMPORARILY: Honokaa Public Library
Adult Biography
B GIRMA GI
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Mililani Public Library
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B Girma Gi
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Mountain View P/S Library
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