In 2013, Haben Girma became the first deafblind woman to graduate from Harvard Law School. She has made it her mission to fight for the rights of people living with disabilities, including vision loss and hearing loss. The White House Champion of Change honoree has a new book, “Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law.” She recounts what life is like growing up with a disability, and the obstacles that people with vision and hearing loss face.

"Stop assuming we're incompetent," said Helen Keller achievement award-winner, Haben Girma. "We are talented; we work hard. It's just ableism, the assumption that people with disabilities are inferior, that gets in our way."

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“Meet Haben Girma, the deafblind woman who conquered Harvard”