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TEDx Talk: Why I work to remove access barriers for students with disabilitiesHaben speaks at TEDx Baltimore 2014 on her education and experiences with a nonprofit where she used to work. Transcript My name is Haben Girma. I work as a Skadden Fellow at Disability Rights Advocates. In other words, I'm a lawyer. What's a lawyer? Well, there are many stereotypes, negative stereotypes of lawyers: People who... -
Haben’s White House RemarksHaben had the honor of introducing President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at the White House 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Transcript HABEN: Good afternoon! (Good afternoon!) My name is Haben Girma. Allow me to share a story. When my grandmother took my older brother to school in East... -
President Obama, Haben Girma, and Alice Wong highlight how technology empowers people with disabilitiesTranscript HABEN GIRMA: I hope to use the technology to help teach others that technology can bridge the gap for people with disabilities, and as internet services open more opportunities for people, we're going to see more people with disabilities employed and succeeding. (The President hugs Haben) HABEN: Thanks for supporting us. THE PRESIDENT (typing):... -
Haben Awarded the Alexandrine Medal and Delivers Commencement Address at St. Catherine UniversitySt. Catherine University honored Haben Girma with the Alexandrine Medal on May 22, 2016. Named after the Egyptian scholar Catherine of Alexandria, St. Catherine University awards the Alexandrine Medal to women who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to public service. Past recipients include Dorothy Day, Ann Bancroft, and Maya Angelou. Haben is the youngest person to... -
Disability & Innovation: The Universal Benefits of Accessible Design by Haben Girma @ Apple’s WWDC 2016Descriptive Transcript [ Music ] Felice: Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming on stage, Haben Girma. [ Applause ] Haben: Good afternoon. Thank you for the introduction, Felice. My name is Haben Girma. I work as an accessibility and inclusion advocate, teaching organizations and individuals to design with accessibility in mind. I'm Deafblind.... -
Haben Girma's Keynote at the 2017 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo for the American Alliance of MuseumsDescriptive Transcript (audience applause) Good morning. [Audience] Good morning. Thank you to Sam for that wonderful introduction. I also want to say thank you to Andrea Streat for welcoming me here and helping me share my story with this community. As Sam mentioned, I'm deaf-blind, so I can't see audience members, and I can't really... -
Haben is featured in Levi’s Beauty of Becoming campaignI was born Deafblind, but I wasn't born an advocate. Resisting ableism, racism and other forms of oppression is exhausting, ongoing work. We all face the choice to accept oppression or advocate for justice. Video created and directed by Oge Egbuonu. Music by Phantogram. Portrait photography by Shaniqwa Jarvis. Campaign by Levi's. #LevisBecoming Video description...