Judith Heumann
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Judith Ellen Heumann was an American disability rights activist, known as the "Mother of the Disability Rights Movement". She was recognized internationally as a leader in the disability community. He
Heumann in 2014
Heumann at a conference in 1981
Heumann and Barbara Ransom at TASH's Outstanding Leadership in Disability Law Symposium and Awards Dinner, George Washington University, July 25, 2019
Crip Camp
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Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution is a 2020 American documentary film directed, written, and co-produced by Nicole Newnham and James LeBrecht. Barack and Michelle Obama served as executive producers
Judith Heumann
…Jened, Heumann met Bobbi Linn and Freida Tankus, both of whom she later worked with as disability rights activists. The 2020 Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp features Camp Jened campers, including Heumann. Heumann graduated from Long Island University in 1969. She earned a Master of Science degree in public…
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