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Intersection of Law, Education and Civil Rights

2016-03-30T14:44:53-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy In Action, Articles, blog, Cross Disability, Disability Rights, Disability Rights Leaders, General, Inclusive Education, Inclusive Education, Ollibean Thought Leaders, Think Tank, Videos|Tags: all disabilities, assistive technology, blind, civil rights, cross disability, deaf, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, Disability, education, Haben Girma, hard of hearing, Harvard Law, Harvard Law School, IDEA, inclusion, law, technology|

As a deaf-blind student with very limited sight and hearing, Haben Girma '13 learned that you must be a self-advocate and come up with creative solutions to the problems you face. If that fails, she says, then the law can be a strong ally.