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Harvard Law School student who is deafblind speaks at MLK Day celebration
“People with disabilities have the power to change the world,” she says.
| WHAT: | Harvard Law student Haben Girma spoke at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day assembly at Perkins School for the Blind. Girma’s life story illustrates the remarkable things a person who is deafblind can accomplish – including building schools in Africa and representing the U.S. at international disability rights events. | |
| WHERE: | Perkins School for the Blind Howe Building, Dwight Hall |
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| WHO: | Haben Girma is an inspiring example of how a person with multiple disabilities can make a difference. While still a teenager, she traveled to West Africa to help build a schoolhouse for local children. She served as a delegate at the U.S./Costa Rica Disability Rights and Leadership Exchange, and met President Barack Obama during the White House’s celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From her experiences, she says, “I learned people with disabilities have the power to change the world.” She’ll graduate from Harvard Law School in 2013. |
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