In 1977, Judy Heumann led a 26-day occupation of a federal building that pressured the government to enforce a key civil ...

Disability rights activist Judy Heumann passed away recently, at age 75. As someone with epilepsy, writes Laura Beretsky, I am one of many who stood on Giant Judy’s shoulders when I relied on ...

Judy Heumann, a renowned activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, has died at age 75. News of her death on Saturday, March 4, in Washington, D.C., was ...

And Judy Heumann testified in front of Congress. She took a break from the sit-in and went and said, “We will no longer allow the government to oppress disabled individuals.” ...

Judy Heumann, a renowned activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, has died at age 75. News of her death Saturday in Washington, D.C., was posted on her ...

Judith “Judy” Heumann, a lifelong disability rights advocate, passed away on March 4, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Her activism, organizing, and policy leadership spanned decades, with career highlights ...

I met Judy Heumann when I was 6. Having disabled women like my mom, my godmother Ann Cupolo Freeman and her best friend, Judy Heumann, in my life from a young age really had an impact on my sense ...

Judy Heumann was the first person I called when, in 1987, I reported my first story on disability rights. Judy, who contracted polio when she was 18 months old, gave me the quote that perfectly ...

I met Judy Heumann when I was 6. Having disabled women like my mom, my godmother Ann Cupolo Freeman and her best friend, Judy Heumann, in my life from a young age really had an impact on my sense ...

In her hulking power wheelchair, Heumann traveled to more than 30 countries to spread the gospel of disability rights. For the 25th anniversary of the ADA in 2015, I followed Judy at a State ...