Making the World More Accessible

By Kaye McIntyre

Published November 25, 2018 at 3:51 PM CST

Haben Girma speaking at the University of Kansas

Week of October 25, 2018: Haben Girma, the first deaf-blind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, on making the world a more accessible and inclusive place. Girma was named a White House Champion of Change by President Barack Obama and recognized as a "30 Under 30" leader by Forbes Magazine. She spoke at the University of Kansas as part of Disability Employment Awareness Month, sponsored by KU’s ADA Resource Center for Equity & Accessibility.

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Kaye McIntyre

Kaye starts her weekends the same way you do: with Weekend Edition Saturday, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, This American Life, and To the Best of Our Knowledge. She started at Kansas Public Radio in 2001; in 2006, she became the producer of our weekly public affairs program, KPR Presents. In her spare time, she loves to read, travel, and attend theater.

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