“This is one of societies best kept dirty secrets — that abuse happens even in affluent areas,” said Ruth Darlene, the founder of Women of Silicon Valley (WomenSV).

•

The Wednesday event was held at the Stanford Law School and hosted by the Office of Accessible Education, and included not just a talk with Girma but also a book signing for Girma’s new memoir “Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law.”

•