The First Deaf-Blind Student to Graduate Harvard Law School Wants Everyone to Join the Fight for More Accessibility

July 20, 2020

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Caption: Haben Girma, disability rights advocate.

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.’

Meet Haben Girma, the first deaf-blind student to graduate from Harvard Law School. She's also a disability rights advocate who wants everyone to join the fight for more accessibility.

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