Month: June 2021

Helen Keller’s Birthday: Beauty, Guide Dogs, And Deafblind Activist Haben Girma

It’s Helen Keller’s birthday! After becoming the first Deafblind person to graduate from college, she traveled the world teaching people about racial justice, gender equality, and other human rights issues. She lived from 1880-1968, and her birthday is an opportunity for us to deepen our understanding of the experiences of Deafblind people. My name’s Haben … Read more

Helen Keller and the Beauty of Becoming

I, Haben, an Eritrean American woman with long black hair, am sitting on a stool in front of a brown background and green leaves with pink floral arrangements. I'm wearing a denim jacket over a black top and white patterned skirt.

Happy birthday, Helen Keller! Around the world, today is an opportunity to learn more about #Deafblind people, and I wrote this article in honor of the day. Helen Keller’s Birthday: Beauty, Guide Dogs, And Deafblind Activist Haben Girma