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Fighting for YES! - The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann (Hardcover): Maryann Cocca-Leffler Fighting for YES! - The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann (Hardcover)
Maryann Cocca-Leffler; Illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger; Afterword by Judith Heumann
R351 Discovery Miles 3 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A picture book biography celebrating the life and work of disability rights activist and icon Judith Heumann, highlighting one of her landmark achievements-leading the historic 504 Sit-in in 1977From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When she wanted to attend public school, the principal said, "NO." When she wanted her teaching license, the New York Board of Education said, "NO." Judy and people with disabilities everywhere were tired of hearing "NO."In the 1970s an important disability rights law, Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, was waiting to be signed. Judy and other disability rights activists fought for "YES!" They held a sit-in until Section 504 was signed into law. Section 504 laid the foundation for the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was established thanks in large part to the ongoing work of Judy and her community. Along with a personal reflection from Judy herself, this picture book biography captures the impact and influence of one of America's greatest living activists.

Being Heumann - The Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist (Paperback): Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner Being Heumann - The Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist (Paperback)
Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner
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R240 R146 Discovery Miles 1 460 Save R94 (39%) Ships in 5 - 7 working days

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 Heumann began her struggle for equality 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, to leading the section 504 sit-in that led to the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Judy's actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people around the globe. 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.

Being Heumann - An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist (Paperback): Judith Heumann Being Heumann - An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist (Paperback)
Judith Heumann
R433 R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Save R50 (12%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Rolling Warrior Large Print Edition - The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark... Rolling Warrior Large Print Edition - The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner
R509 R480 Discovery Miles 4 800 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Being Heumann Large Print Edition - An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist (Paperback): Judith Heumann Being Heumann Large Print Edition - An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist (Paperback)
Judith Heumann
R690 Discovery Miles 6 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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