Disability rights leader, activist and author Judith “Judy” Heumann died on Saturday at age 75, her team confirmed on Saturday. Known as the “mother of the disability rights movement,” Heumann became ...

“There was a deep poise about her,” Rabbi Gil Steinlauf ’91 said of Judy Heumann. “She had a deep sense of mission and purpose, grounded in her own experience for justice.” Judith “Judy” Heumann, a ...

A preeminent activist who was instrumental in securing civil rights protections and reimagining life for people with disabilities has died. Judy Heumann, known as the “mother of the disability rights ...

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 website ...

On Monday, we will celebrate the life and work of one of the most well-known and influential leaders of the civil rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of a group of leaders of the ...

"Disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things we need to lead our lives — job opportunities or barrier-free buildings, for example… It is not a tragedy to me that I'm ...

Earlier this month, the disability community lost an icon. Judy Heumann, who dedicated her life to changing the legal landscape for, and improving the lives of people with disabilities, died on March ...

I called up Sandy Ho and asked her to tell me everything she could about one of her favorite people, a woman she knew as Bubbie, even though they weren’t related at all. Sandy’s bubbie had a proper ...

The directive, though it is being framed as routine administration, exposes how disabled bodies are increasingly treated as ...

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how does it affect education? Passed in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) was the culmination of decades of progress for ...