Student Academy: Keynote Presentation by Haben Girma
Teach Access Student Academy
Join Teach Access for a Free two-day Virtual Workshop on Accessibility on February 20th-21st, 2025. Individual sessions will occur from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET (8:00 AM to 2:00 PM PT)!
All students are welcome to attend. Whether you are enrolled in a college or university or are a lifelong learner, this workshop will increase your knowledge about accessibility. Learn practical accessibility skills that can be applied to your projects and gain the confidence to have impactful conversations that inspire others to prioritize inclusion.
Learn more and register here: https://www.teachaccess.org/student-programs/
Keynote Presentation by Haben Girma
Join the Teach Access Student Academy opening and keynote presentation moderated by Lainey Feingold and presented by Haben Girma.
About Haben Girma
The first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben Girma is a human rights lawyer, author, and keynote speaker. President Obama named her a White House Champion of Change. She received the Helen Keller Achievement Award and a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. In 2023, she became one of the first leaders appointed to serve as a Commissioner on the new World Health Organization Commission of Social Connection. Haben believes disability is an opportunity for innovation, and she travels the world teaching organizations the importance of choosing inclusion. Harnessing the power of the written word to spark advocacy, she published the bestseller Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law. Warm, funny, thoughtful, and uplifting, the book is a testament to her determination to resist isolation and find the keys to connection. You can follow her on social media or learn more on her website, Habengirma.com.
About Lainey Feingold
Lainey Feingold is a disability rights lawyer who has worked to make the digital world more accessible since 1995. She helped negotiate the first web accessibility agreement in the United States in 2000.
Lainey developed and practices Structured Negotiation, a dispute resolution and collaboration strategy that avoids lawsuits and focuses on lasting change and relationship-building. Structured Negotiation has been used to advance accessibility in the public and private sectors for more than a quarter century. Lainey is also the author of Structured Negotiation: A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits (2d edition 2021).
Lainey is also a consultant and an international speaker and trainer on topics including collaborative problem solving, the digital accessibility legal space, accessibility ethics, accessible procurement, and best practices for baking digital accessibility into policies and practices of organizations large and small. In 2017 Lainey was selected as an American Bar Association Legal Rebel – a group of “innovators who are remaking the legal profession.” More information on Lainey’s website.
