04524cam a2200745 4500 567894980 TxAuBib 20220701120000.0 ||||||s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780807093962 0807093963 8df90854-0dc7-4840-8a51-6965414a03d3 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4837151 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Heumann, Judith. Being Heumann [Libby Audiobook] : An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist. Beacon Press, 2020. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 182MB. biographies of famous people. books made into movies. inspirational books. motivational books. disability history. disability rights. judy heumann book. Social Activists. Self Improvement. autobiographies. sociology books. Social Justice. Autobiography. Inspirational. history books. movie tie-in. Disabilities. Civil Rights. Motivational. True stories. judy heumann. inspiration. biographies. disability. Education. Biography. activists. Inclusion. self help. community. Sociology. activism. activist. History. Equity. memoir. work. HTML:<b>The feature film directed by <i>CODA’</i>s Sian Heder streams on Apple starting November 13th</b><br /> <b>"This important book will help ensure that every person gets a chance to live up to their full potential and will always have a place at the table.”—Hillary Clinton<br /> "Her life story as an activist will enlighten readers everywhere.”—Gloria Steinem<br /></b><br /> <b>"Her fierce advocacy and work changing the laws around disability rights have undeniably paved the way for me to achieve what I have today. . . . A must-read.”—Ali Stroker, Tony Award–winning actress</b><br /> <b>One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human</b><br /> A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—<i>Being Heumann</i> recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society.<br /> Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy’s struggle for equality began early in life. 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, Judy’s actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people.<br /> As a young woman, Judy rolled her wheelchair through the doors of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in San Francisco as a leader of the Section 504 Sit-In, the longest takeover of a governmental building in US history. Working with a community of over 150 disabled activists and allies, Judy successfully pressured the Carter administration to implement protections for disabled peoples’ rights, sparking a national movement and leading to the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.<br /> Candid, intimate, and irreverent, Judy Heumann’s memoir about resistance to exclusion invites readers to imagine and make real a world in which we all belong.<br /> This book was published with two different covers. Customers will be shipped the book with one of the available covers. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Sociology. History. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-08-28 20:00:03. Joiner, Kristen. Stroker, Ali. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8df90854-0dc7-4840-8a51-6965414a03d3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)