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"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
"Her life story as an activist will enlighten readers everywhere.”—Gloria Steinem

"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
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
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—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society.
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.
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.
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.
This book was published with two different covers. Customers will be shipped the book with one of the available covers.]]>https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C4907068https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C4907068Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4907068980EBOOKAn Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activistenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780807019382/MC.GIF&client=chicagoplb&type=xw12&oclc=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9127485https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9127485Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/9127485980EAUDIOBOOKThe Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumannenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781666620719/MC.GIF&client=chicagoplb&type=xw12&oclc=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9515663https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9515663Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/9515663980EAUDIOBOOKThe Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumannenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781666633856/MC.GIF&client=chicagoplb&type=xw12&oclc=The feature film directed by CODA’s Sian Heder streams on Apple starting November 13th
"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
"Her life story as an activist will enlighten readers everywhere.”—Gloria Steinem

"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
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
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—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society.
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.
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.
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.
This book was published with two different covers. Customers will be shipped the book with one of the available covers.]]>https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C4837151https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C4837151Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4837151980EAUDIOBOOKAn Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activistenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780807093962/MC.GIF&client=chicagoplb&type=xw12&oclc=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C2241618https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C2241618Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2241618126BKAn Unrepentant Memoir of A Disability Rights Activistenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780807019290/MC.GIF&client=chicagoplb&type=xw12&oclc=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C2513613https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C2513613Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2513613126PAPERBACKAn Unrepentant Memoir of A Disability Rights Activistenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780807002803/MC.GIF&client=chicagoplb&type=xw12&oclc=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C2322064https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C2322064Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2322064126PAPERBACKThe Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of A Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark A Revolutionenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780807003596/MC.GIF&client=chicagoplb&type=xw12&oclc=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C2485059https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C2485059Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2485059126DVDThe Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumannenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781666626957/MC.GIF&client=chicagoplb&type=xw12&oclc=&upc=9781666626957https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C2451071https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C2451071Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2451071126BKThe Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumannenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781419755606/MC.GIF&client=chicagoplb&type=xw12&oclc=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C1308385https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S126C1308385Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1308385126PAPERBACKAn Autobiography in Three Voicesenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781584657583/MC.GIF&client=chicagoplb&type=xw12&oclc=