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Human Rights Lawyer, Speaker & Author. Disability drives innovation. My book is titled Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

San Francisco, CA
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Joined August 2013
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    6 Aug 2019

    My book is now in stores! The audiobook, too! Check your local bookstore or find it through . When you find it, let me know what you think! Haben The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

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    May 11

    Allowing for people to do that is really important. Otherwise, are we all supposed to be static and not have changing opinions based on the changing information we get throughout our lives?

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    May 11

    I learned so much from this episode. Also has an appearance by . I was thinking about Haben's question asking if none of us have ever been on the wrong side of things and later changed our minds? Many times.

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  4. May 11

    I’m excited to go to Kenya for the Inclusive Africa Conference! Join me May 25-26, virtual & in-person in Nairobi! International Sign Language, French & English interpretations plus captioning will be provided. Register:

    A profile picture of a woman (me) wearing a red top and pearl earrings. Text reads: Inclusive Africa Conference 2022. Keynote Speaker: Haben Girma- Human Rights Lawyer advancing Disability Justice. Country: USA/Eritrea. Date: 25th and 26th May 2022 Time: 9 am- 5 pm, EAT. Host: inABLE.org
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  5. Retweeted
    May 10

    Reading time! The books on the shelf: Tammy Duckworth, Every Day is a Gift Liz Plank, For the Love of Men Emily Ladau, Demystifying Disability Sinead Burke, Break the Mould Haben Girma, Haben

    5 books on the shelf - left to right, Tammy Duckworth, Every Day is a Gift Liz Plank, For the Love of Men Emily Ladau, Demystifying Disability Sinead Burke, Break the Mould Haben Girma, Haben
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  6. May 10

    IKEA is growing their digital team and they are hiring for: Global Senior Accessibility Design Global Inclusive Design Senior Researcher Global Inclusive Design Senior Operations

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  7. May 7

    My favorite part of keynotes is the Q&A, and my conversations with disabled students and their allies will stay with me for a long time. Feeling so honored U.C. Davis welcomed me on campus yesterday!

    My guide dog Mylo and I are standing before a sea of bicycles in a variety of colors and styles. They’re parked before the Silo, an old barn that was converted to a lively food court and meeting space.
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  8. May 5

    is full of poetic, moving anecdotes. There are humorous stories, too, such as how her California-born kids enjoy telling people that their mom peed on a lion. After reading the ebook I bought the hard cover as a gift for Mother’s Day.

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  9. May 5

    Many people insist if you don’t defend every practice of a place, then you’re against them. But this gorgeous memoir by shows that you absolutely can love a place & reject the violent, soul-crushing, female-genital-cutting patriarchy. From Somalia to America,

    I’m smiling and holding up The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert by Shugri Said Salh. The left side of the book cover has a realistic painting of a Somali woman(Shugri) wearing a guntiino (sari-like garment that shows one bare shoulder), a metal bracelet, and holding a thick stick. She stands looking over her shoulder. On the right side of the book cover there’s a black and white picture of several  white goats standing on large rocks in a desert dotted with thorny bushes. The title of the book is in white ink, and it is in the upper half of the book; the author’ name is in white letters at the very bottom. The cover has a signed book sticker!
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  10. May 4

    If you can, please contribute to the disaster relief fund for the millions of people struggling to survive the humanitarian crisis in Tigray

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    Apr 28

    You lead by example ! Everyone at the May 25-26 Inclusive Africa Conference - - will gain so much from your knowledge and experience.

    There is an incredible opportunity here to show more people how a specially trained dog can increase freedom and mobility for blind people. And what better place to showcase the magic of guide dogs than at the Inclusive Africa Conference? 2/n
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  12. Apr 27

    Pioneering guide dog teams face higher numbers of service denials. They also find many passionate allies. On this I am particularly grateful for all the guide dog teams educating the public around the world. 3/3

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  13. Apr 27

    There is an incredible opportunity here to show more people how a specially trained dog can increase freedom and mobility for blind people. And what better place to showcase the magic of guide dogs than at the Inclusive Africa Conference? 2/n

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  14. Apr 27

    It’s ! I’m feeling nervous and excited to say this: sweet Mylo will travel with me to the Inclusive Africa Conference in Nairobi! I’ve only been able to find one article about a guide dog team visiting Kenya, 1/n

    I’m sitting beside Mylo, a German Shepherd wearing a Seeing Eye harness and a happy expression. Behind us is a tiny, mystical pool full of smooth, rock-like pieces of recycled glass in shades of blue, part of the sustainable landscaping at California’s Rosicrucian Park.
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  15. Apr 24

    I also turn off my camera in meetings if there isn’t a good reason for it to be on.

    Replying to @vavroom @HabenGirma @lordjeff
    I’ll put it this way. I want to avoid cameras if they are on to reinforce control culture: if you want my camera on because you don’t want me to be walking around or cooking, I will not comply. If you ask me to turn it on because it’s in accommodation that helps you, i’ll do it!
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    Apr 22

    “Nobody cried. We have finished our tears for months now. But every nurse was so sad," he told Reuters. "The families said, pray for us, instead of dying here let’s go home and die there."

    Main hospital in Ethiopia's Tigray's region runs out of food
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  17. Apr 22

    . founded , a team of entrepreneurs eradicating poverty by investing in women-led enterprises from underrepresented communities. We met at a Stanford conference and discovered our shared love of public service, dogs, and fragrant flowers.

    Standing together: an Eritrean American, a Singaporean American, and a German Shepherd American. Laina and I are beside a rosebush, enjoying the sweet scent of the large, pink flowers.
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    Apr 20

    Almost halfway thru National Donate Life month, I continue to have many thoughts and feelings about the way we talk about, understand, & manage organ transplant. There's so much ableism, ageism, fat phobia, classism, sexism, racism, mental health stigma...

    Lisa Ferris has end stage kidney disease & she is worried she'll miss the call that a kidney is available not because she's , but because of medical . Medical centers need secure AND accessible communication.
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  19. Apr 20

    Big news! The Americans with Disabilities Act does in fact apply to virtual reality! I've said it before and I'll say it again: all tech must be designed for . Thanks to for this update!

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    Apr 20

    My article about the judge’s ruling last week in the captioning case has resources to make , VR, accessible to everyone including disabled people. Link to resource section here. What’s missing? .

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  21. Apr 20

    Lisa Ferris has end stage kidney disease & she is worried she'll miss the call that a kidney is available not because she's , but because of medical . Medical centers need secure AND accessible communication.

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