Yetnebersh Nigussie lost her eyesight at the age of 5. She describes this instance as an opportunity as it helped her to escape from the early marriage which was widely exercised in Amhara Saint Wollo, at the place where Yetnebersh was born. She attended her primary classes in Shashemane Catholic School for the Blind, then joined Menelik II Senior Secondary School (an inclusive school) and learned there up to grade 12. In addition to her academic involvement in the school, she has chaired more than 6 students’ clubs including the students’ counsel.

Joining Addis Ababa University, she studied her first degree in law and master's degree in Social Work. Continuously involved in extracurricular activities, she chaired the AAU Anti-AIDS movement 2004–05 and founded the Addis Ababa University (AAU) Female students association in 2006 as well as served as the first president of the association. During her service for the Anti-AIDS movement, she has received a number of national and international awards one of which being the AMANITARE award which she received in 2003 in South Africa for her strong advocacy work for girls’ education. Besides her academic life, Ms. Yetnebersh served in more than 20 organizations voluntarily out of which the Ethiopian National Association of the Blind Women’s Wing happened to be the one she chaired for 4 years (2003–07). Out of that exposure, she decided to found a local organization called Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) along with other prominent Ethiopians to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in different development programmes including economic empowerment. As of 2016, Yetnebersh is working with disability and development NGO LIGHT FOR THE WORLD,which she had previously represented as a member of their International Board of Ambassadors.

The blind Ethiopian female lawyer to defend the rights of people with disabilities in the European Parliament

- Miss ion is to promote the realization of the rights of people with disabilities worldwide, "said Ethiopian blind female lawyer Yetnebersh Nigussie (32). He speaks theme today 19.3. EU Parliament in Brussels. Blinded Five-year-old lawyer and a social worker to keep his own disability as an opportunity to do a credible job in their favor, who are unable to speak for itself. He is a Director based on its Disability Organisation (Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development). The organization is efficiently networked both nationally and internationally. It has also received a lot of support from Finnish disability organizations and the advent of Abilis.Yetnebersh Nigussie has visited Finland friend and colleague Kalle Könkkölä a guest a couple of times.

The change starts parental attitudes

Yetnebersh Nigussien by far the biggest challenge to the realization of the rights of people with disabilities are attitudes. Key factors are the parents of disabled children. In them is reflected in the whole community attitude, but they can also be a change in motion. Children's life is the parents' pocket.

- When parents empowered to defend their children's things, the whole community will be challenged to change. Now parents do not even know that a disabled child can learn and is entitled to receive education and health care.

Children with disabilities are Yetnebersh Nigussien according to one of the most marginalized groups of people. They are vulnerable and invisible, because they are not usually registered.As the population registry inquirers come to the home of a disabled child, the father or the mother says, we have four children and one disabled child, you do not need to be included. Or they do not land a disabled child at all.

Children with disabilities do not have a speaker on behalf of the social debate.
- The majority of disabled people in the discussion deals with employment issues, because people with disabilities are members of at least 18 years of age and organizations serve their members. Some disabled women's organizations are trying to deal with children's issues, but the action will not have a major impact, Yetnebersh Nigussie says. A religious country churches as agents of change are crucial. Yetnebersh Nigussien organization cooperates with the Protestant churches and the Catholic Church with. The majority, ie Ethiopian Ortodoksirkko has yet to be achieved, as well as Muslims.

- The need for well-informed people with disabilities, who are within the religion and to change the community from the inside. Thus we have been Protestant.

The Bible preaches equality

Yetnebersh Nigusssien organization has submitted to the disability of the Bible from the perspective of the amharankielisen the book "Disability from the perspective of the Bible".
- The Bible is a modern book, which teaches the equality of all human beings and inclusion (inclusion). God did not abandon the stiff speeches Moses, but Aaron gave him to help lead the nation of Israel out of Egypt. Likewise, he took Paul away from this injury.

Uhkuvan efforts on the CEO's of the expertise and experience of foreign organizations is needed in developing countries. Ethiopia still has a long way to go before disabled people get the services they need, that the law guarantees to them, yes, but in practice is another.

- Ethiopian teachers do not know how children with disabilities are being taught, so we need, among other things training. In our country, there is no single speech therapists. This is the biggest problem for deaf and mentally disabled centers and schools. That is why many children with disabilities are incapable of speech. Read more here

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