Judith Heumann: “Our Fight for Disability Rights—And Why We’re Not Done Yet

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Judith Heumann:“Our Fight for Disability Rights—AndWhy We’re Not Done Yet”
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https://doi.org/10.3735/9781961844025.book-part-189

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Judith Heumann (1947–2023), known as the mother of the disability rights movement, gave this TED Talk to provide an overview of both her activismand the important issues for disability rights in 2018. As an infant, Heumann became infected with polio, which limited her mobility and led to her use of a wheelchair throughout the rest of her life. Part of Heumann’s activism also comes from her family background. Heumann’s parents were German Jews who fled Europe in the 1930s to come to America.

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