Press & Awards

Press

• TIME100 Talks: ‘We Find Ways to Come Up With Solutions.’ Haben Girma on How Disability Drives Innovation
  TIME, August 2020
• The first deaf-blind student to graduate Harvard Law School wants everyone to join the fight for more accessibility: ‘I’ve been advocating for years. We need non-disabled people to start doing the work.’
  Yahoo Life, July 2020
• Haben Girma: My disability has been an opportunity for innovation
  The Guardian, December 2019
• Meet Haben Girma, the deafblind woman who made Harvard history
  TODAY Show, August 2019
• Why Haben Girma, A Deafblind Lawyer & Activist, Thinks Humor Is Such A Valuable Tool
  Bustle, August 2019
• Haben Girma Is a Trailblazer for the Deaf and Blind
  Wall Street Journal, August 2019
• Why the First Deafblind Person to Graduate from Harvard Law Doesn’t Want to Be Called ‘Inspiring’
  People, August 2019
• Meet the Deaf-Blind Lawyer Fighting For People With Disabilities
  POPSUGAR, January 31, 2018
• How a deaf, blind Harvard graduate is influencing Apple
  Mashable, March 22, 2018
• Haben Girma über ihr Engagement für Behinderte
  Süddeutsche Zeitung, September 5, 2018
• Haben Girma: Leading the way for people with disabilities
  ABA Journal, August 30, 2017
• Deaf-Blind Harvard Law Grad Slays Every Expectation, But Don’t Call Her An “Inspiration”
  Oxygen, October 13, 2016
• Deaf-blind Harvard-trained lawyer who made waves now rides them, too
  Washington Post, January 4, 2016
• Deafblind Lawyer, Dancer & Surfer Haben Girma Named a Hero by BBC
  BBC Africa, November 18, 2015
• She Owes Her Activism To A Brave Mom, The ADA And Chocolate Cake
  National Public Radio, August 13, 2015
• This Champion of Change is Just Getting Warmed Up
  Columbus Dispatch, November 18, 2014
• TEDx Talks Have a Disability Problem—but This Incredible Young Woman Is Working to Change That
  The Daily Beast, November 5, 2014
• 26-Year-Old Deaf-Blind Lawyer Sues Scribd For Alleged Discrimination
  Business Insider, September 14, 2014

Honors

• TIME100 Talks
  TIME, August 2020
• The Helen Keller Achievement Award
  American Foundation for the Blind, 2018
• Black Girls Rock Making A Difference Award
  BET Black Girls Rock, 2017
• Secret Strength Award
  Secret, 2017 (during Super Bowl LI’s NFL Women’s Summit)
• Outstanding Alumna Award
  Lewis & Clark College, 2017
• 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017
  New African Magazine, 2017
• The Tempest: 40 Women to Watch of 2016
  The Tempest, 2016
• Forbes 30 under 30, 2016
  Forbes, 2016
• Alexandrine Medal from St. Catherine University
  St. Catherine University, 2016
• Pacific Standard 30 under 30
  Pacific Standard, 2016
• The Root: 100 Influential African Americans of 2016
  The Root, 2016
• Introduced President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at the Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the ADA
  The White House, 2015
• BBC Woman of Africa Hero
  BBC Africa, 2015
• National Association of the Deaf HandWave
  National Association of the Deaf, 2014
• White House Champion of Change
  The White House, February, 2013
• Business Insider’s 20 Most Impressive Students at Harvard Law
  Business Insider, 2013