Being Heumann : an unrepentant memoir of a disability rights activist
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Boston : Beacon Press, [2020].
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9780807019290, 0807019291, 080701950X, 9780807019504
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xiv, 218 pages ; 23 cm
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Published
Boston : Beacon Press, [2020].
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Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780807019290, 0807019291, 080701950X, 9780807019504
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Heumann co-founded the World Institute on Disability with Ed Roberts and Joan Leon in 1983, serving as co-director until 1993. Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services at the US Department of Education. served as the World Bank Group's first Advisor on Disability and Development. Director of the Department of Disability Services for the District of Columbia. Special Advisor on Disability Rights for the US State Department.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-218).
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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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Heumann, J. E. (2020). Being Heumann: an unrepentant memoir of a disability rights activist . Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Heumann, Judith E.. 2020. Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist. Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Heumann, Judith E.. Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist Beacon Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Heumann, Judith E.. Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist Beacon Press, 2020.
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