Being Heumann by Judith Heumann

Name: Being Heumann by Judith Heumann
Brand: capitaljewishmuseum
SKU: 9780807002803
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Candid, intimate, and irreverent, one of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story: From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a “fire hazard” to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher’s license because of her paralysis, Heumman's efforts fundamentally improved rights for disabled people; sparking a national movement that culminated in the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Judy Heumann’s memoir invites readers to imagine, and make real, a world in which we all belong.

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