Haben Girma - Extended Interview Version
This is a special presentation of the interview featured on 25th September edition of Focal Point. Haben Girma, Deafblind Advocate Extraordinaire, is a guest speaker at UNSW Centre of Ideas. Haben is the first Deafblind Harvard Graduate; has been named one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 and was award…
Kelly Schulz
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Ross McGregor
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Paul Brown and Brad Cohen
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