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First Deaf-Blind Student to Graduate from Harvard Law School



GOOSEBUMPS: 

 Enter Haben Girma, First Deaf-Blind Student to Graduate from Harvard Law School. She is now working as an attorney at Disability Rights Advocates. 

 She is fighting for accessible education for other deaf-blind people worldwide. Her message for many with disabilities is “You have the power to influence your future. Keep learning, keep developing new ways to engage with the world, and keep believing that you have talents to share with the world"

 Thumbs up Girl!!
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