The first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben Girma is a human rights lawyer advancing disability justice. President Obama named her a White House Champion of Change. She received the Helen Keller Achievement Award, a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and TIME100 Talks. President Bill Clinton, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Chancellor Angela Merkel have all honored Haben. Haben believes disability is an opportunity for innovation, and she teaches organizations the importance of choosing inclusion. The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, and TODAY Show featured her memoir, Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law. Learn more at habengirma.com.
It’s so awful that I feel like these services are supposed to make traveling easier for us and it does the opposite. Public transportation in america as a disabled person is so hard to navigate most of the time and exhausting and then you have to deal with this on top of it?? I’ve had people who are actively sick pick me up (unmasked) and I’m immunocompromised. It’s so fucked. We deserve better. ❤
The root of the problem is most likely people abusing the system by taking their pets everywhere and claiming they are service animals. Because Lyft and Uber drivers use their private vehicles I don’t think they can be required to take an animal along. They or their family members who rely on the vehicle could possibly have an allergy to dogs. Uber and Lyft could pay better for service animal- dedicated drivers or buy company cars for the purpose, but I think that goes against their business model. I am legally blind and carry a white constant-contact cane, and had two drivers cancel the ride when they saw me. Because another driver dropped me at the wrong location once, and because I can’t rely on any cars being available when I need them I have stopped using Uber and Lyft completely. I hope you are able to make progress for service animal inclusion, and I hope you keep us updated! Best Wishes
You are extremely inspirational. I love watching your videos and have become a huge fan of yours. Never stop what you’re doing please, you’re positively changing the world.
Moreton bay bugs are delicious I used to work on a boat that coat them they basically drag a net that is shaped like a whales mouth or a rounded football field shape just of the bottom of the seabed with a net at the back catching them as it drags Moreton bay bugs are beautiful one of the best seafood I think tastes better then lobster we would catch lots of fish and prawns aswell
Haha so cool you ate it just right with buttwr this is a very delicious meal and cheap as a jar will last a long time as the amount you have to use is very littlw my mum used to eat vegemite on toast on charcoal black toast im talking burnt byrnt toast with no butter haha we grow up with this this and a milo is the best breakfast Best wishes
@@haben_girma you have to try them both together the crunchyness and the chocolate of the milobmixed with the smoothness and saltiness of the Vegemite and butter on toast is a winning combo
I don't know, but my suspicion is association. I'd start with their other senses for a baseline as well as association with those things and emotions as well. When sight and sound are unavailable, feeling both extrinsic and intrinsic would be the key. It's just another language, but in this case, it's a self developed language of one. Find them where they are at, not where you are.
I'm sorry but we Don't need to change how a whole room speaks just for one person. That blind person needs an assistant to give him/her a better description if that's what they want. What's next, announcing your blood type for blood transfusion patients. This is way outta hand
I love your examples of chairs and lights as accommodations so much; I'm going to be thinking of others pretty much forever now. The whole event was really interesting and I learned a lot. I'm a little sad that the video is unlisted on the White House Channel and I appreciate you linking to it in some of your other excerpts.
Well she’s actually 100% wrong! My vision is 20/401 I the other guy is 20/200 I am legally blind I am not allowed to drive a car my depth perception is definitely off to put on any make up I have to use a number 20 magnifier and to be able to read anything I use a number 15 magnifier so please tell me why I would not need any light to see? She is wide-eyed and has no knowledge or wisdom just needs to be acknowledged.
@@justme-qd6qb Really? Elaborate. On the speech of course. But considering this was a joke segment of the actual speech that I doubt you watched. Can you? It's a short designed to catch people's attention to look further into it. Did it work?
i’m a disabled adult going to college soon and i hope to eventually work in a museum so this is interesting! i hope to specifically work in making museums accessible
@RU-vidrUser002 seriously? Literally everything around us? Our physical health? Life existed before we had the luxury of a chair or lights. Like idk about you but watching this made me pretty grateful for a lot of things. ✨️perspective✨️
@@MadisonFenske Thank you for saying that! If more people noticed accommodations, disability accommodations would stop being treated as something extra.
@haben_girma absolutely 100% agree. Honestly, I don't understand why it's seen as extra in the first place. People should be happy to help instead of more concerned about money. It's disgusting how people have prioritized money over literally anything or anyone else. Situations like this, however, make it very obvious between who has their head in their butt and who actually uses their god given empathy. You're doing amazing I hope you continue to speak your heart and truth until something gives❤️ and because things like this get looked over too often. So you gotta make people stop and think about it for even a moment. You're amazing!👏🏻🤞🏼
@@BiggestMarph You need help figuring out if this video is a joke or not. You do realize you are asking for an accommodation, right? And that is absolutely okay! Everyone needs accommodations in one way or another - this is true. People laugh in the video because they feel surprised and amused by the revelations - all true!
In this case, accommodations means "compromise or settlement" according to the second definition in Merriam-Webster. When using this term applied socially, we are citing legal terminology of accommodation for disability, which means a compromise or settlement to do things outside of the norm. I'm not saying that you're wrong about justly requesting accommodations. People should not feel upset when needing to provide accommodations. These accommodations are extraordinarily important, and allow us to have a much richer and more diverse society. We all benefit when accommodations are provided for those with specific disabilities, by allowing those people to participate in society, and benefiting from their unique perspectives and abilities. That being said, I don't think your argument quite works. It is important to understand that it is can be difficult and expensive to prepare and accommodate for needs that are outside of the norm. It's always a difficult situation, and I say that from my much easier position of not experiencing most disabilities. I have received accommodations for a few, but in general, I really need accommodation, so I recognize that I do not understand how difficult it can be for some people with specific disabilities. I just think it's not a simple issue.
