The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage.
Haben grew up spending summers with her family in the enchanting Eritrean city of Asmara. There, she discovered courage as she faced off against a bull she couldn't see, and found in herself an abiding strength as she absorbed ...
The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage.
Haben grew up spending summers with her family in the enchanting Eritrean city of Asmara. There, she discovered courage as she faced off against a bull she couldn't see, and found in herself an abiding strength as she absorbed her parents' harrowing experiences during Eritrea's thirty-year war with Ethiopia. Their refugee story inspired her to embark on a quest for knowledge, traveling the world in search of the secret to belonging. She explored numerous fascinating places, including Mali, where she helped build a school under the scorching Saharan sun. Her many adventures over the years range from the hair-raising to the hilarious.
Haben defines disability as an opportunity for innovation. She learned non-visual techniques for everything from dancing salsa to handling an electric saw. She developed a text-to-braille communication system that created an exciting new way to connect with people. Haben pioneered her way through obstacles, graduated from Harvard Law, and now uses her talents to advocate for people with disabilities.
HABEN takes readers through a thrilling game of blind hide-and-seek in Louisiana, a treacherous climb up an iceberg in Alaska, and a magical moment with President Obama at The White House. Warm, funny, thoughtful, and uplifting, this captivating memoir is a testament to one woman's determination to find the keys to connection.
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With wit and passion, Haben, a disability rights lawyer, public speaker, and the first deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law, takes readers through her often unaccommodating world. Born in the Bay Area in 1988, Haben spent summers in her family’s homeland of Eritrea, in the capital Asmara, where her deafblind older brother hadn’t been allowed to attend school. While liv...
With wit and passion, Haben, a disability rights lawyer, public speaker, and the first deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law, takes readers through her often unaccommodating world. Born in the Bay Area in 1988, Haben spent summers in her family’s homeland of Eritrea, in the capital Asmara, where her deafblind older brother hadn’t been allowed to attend school. While living in the U.S. afforded her more opportunity, she missed out on assignments, jokes, and life’s nuances: “It’s a sighted hearing classroom, in a sighted hearing school, in a sighted hearing society. In this environment, I’m disabled.” At a young age, Haben vowed to change that environment and pushed beyond her own comfort zones: dancing salsa, helping build a school in Mali, and climbing an iceberg. At Lewis & Clark College she advocated for a braille cafeteria menu; at Harvard Law, she developed a text-to-braille system, which allowed a second party to communicate details to her during classes, in court, and at a White House Americans with Disabilities Act celebration, where as guest speaker she was “starstruck around all these heroes who paved the way for Generation ADA.” This is a heartwarming memoir of a woman who champions access and dignity for all. (Aug.)
“Loves takes time. Love forms through the expression of genuine appreciation, the creation of clear boundaries, the practice of forgiveness, and mutual respect. Over time, these experiences weave toge...“Loves takes time. Love forms through the expression of genuine appreciation, the creation of clear boundaries, the practice of forgiveness, and mutual respect. Over time, these experiences weave together, forming two strong bonds between two beings.”(展开)
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3 有用 🔒⛓Nemik 2020-01-06 22:34:08
这个又聋又瞎的女孩的经历，其实和我们的没有太大区别。也需要面对父母的担心、融入环境的困难。书里说ableism这个概念，又觉得几乎可以无缝替换成sexism。如今我们一直怀疑进步是否存在。但是她的经历让我感到技术的进步和人们观念的包容给这样的一个人有机会获得教育，进步真的是存在的。每个人都有自己的困难。以前疑问包容残疾人甚至医疗是不是降低了人类生存的标准。现在我觉得，不同的困难让人类的总体变得更多... 这个又聋又瞎的女孩的经历，其实和我们的没有太大区别。也需要面对父母的担心、融入环境的困难。书里说ableism这个概念，又觉得几乎可以无缝替换成sexism。如今我们一直怀疑进步是否存在。但是她的经历让我感到技术的进步和人们观念的包容给这样的一个人有机会获得教育，进步真的是存在的。每个人都有自己的困难。以前疑问包容残疾人甚至医疗是不是降低了人类生存的标准。现在我觉得，不同的困难让人类的总体变得更多样。这个世界有Haben是有幸的。 (展开)
0 有用 泛若不系之舟 2022-08-22 22:52:58 安哥拉
“Loves takes time. Love forms through the expression of genuine appreciation, the creation of clear boundaries, the practice of forgiveness, and mutual respect. Over time, these experiences weave toge... “Loves takes time. Love forms through the expression of genuine appreciation, the creation of clear boundaries, the practice of forgiveness, and mutual respect. Over time, these experiences weave together, forming two strong bonds between two beings.” (展开)
0 有用 越越 2022-07-17 15:02:17
“Lots of place are like this, refusing to accommodate people with disabilities because they don’t want to think about disability.”
0 有用 Vestaaaa 2021-06-23 11:04:13
“Lots of place are like this, refusing to accommodate people with disabilities because they don’t want to think about disability.”
0 有用 花生酱 2024-05-11 14:59:15 上海
不谈文笔的话还是不错，整题可读性很强，文笔很简单，每章也不长。但却是能感觉到作者的强大，自信，勇敢和努力。还是很受鼓舞