In Celebration of Judy Heumann
Judy Heumann was known as the Mother of the Disability Rights Movement. It wasn’t just because of her undeniable impact, having led the charge through grassroots demonstrations and organizing to pass significant legislation like the Americans with Disabilities Act. She owned that title because she nurtured the movement and the people within it. Her defiance against systemic ableism was a path of overwhelming obstacles. Many people who were on that path with her looked to Heumann to help navigate the unknown, and to bring clarity to a struggle that many were going through in silence. She lifted the movement through storytelling and being candid about her own experiences.
Today, we celebrate Judy Heumann.
“We are the People Who Must Drive Change.”
The Impact of Storytelling
Making a Fuss
Because of Judy Heumann, the lives of millions of disabled people were changed for the better. Her legacy is written within the generations of disability advocates that will look to her example and ensure that her life’s work continues on.
Will you join them?
Learn More:
- Easterseals Facebook Live with Heumann: Demystifying Disability
- Watch Crip Camp (Netflix): Heumann stars in a documentary about a camp that inspired a movement.
- Being Heumann (GoodReads): Read Judy Heumann’s memoir.
- The Heumann Perspective Podcast