Haben : the Deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law

Girma, Haben 1988- (author.).

Summary: "The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage."--Amazon.com summary

Record details

ISBN: 1538728729
ISBN: 9781538728727
ISBN: 1538733323
ISBN: 9781538733325
ISBN: 1538728710
ISBN: 9781538728710
Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Twelve, 2019.

Content descriptions

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 the blind -- 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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