Haben Girma

Haben Girma

Keynote Speaker - Human Rights Lawyer and Author

Haben is the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School and is a human rights lawyer advancing disability justice.

She was named a White House Champion of Change by President Obama, and is a recipient of the Helen Keller Achievement Award.

Haben believes disability is an opportunity for innovation and has dedicated her career to teaching organizations the importance of choosing inclusion. Her memoir, Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law recounts her incredible journey, and we are thrilled to have her on our virtual stage to share her story with our vGHC audience.

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