For her lifelong advocacy, Heumann was known as the “mother of the disability rights movement.”
As a result, regulations were passed enforcing the Rehabilitation Act.
“At Sundance, the response from people in the audience was very significant.
Judy Heumann, disability rights activist and star of Oscar-nominated ‘Crip Camp’, dies at 75.Sarah L. Voisin/The The Washington Post via Getty
“I think the film is really important in relation to advancing these discussions.”
And I was willing to make a fuss about it.”
Judy Heumann at 2022 Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization Summit.Chance Yeh/Getty
