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Judith Heumann, ‘mother’ of disability rights movement, dead at 75
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoActivist Judith Heumann, who worked for the rights of disabled people for over five decades,...
Disability-rights pioneer Judith Heumann inspired NJ allies by beating ‘unfathomable’ odds
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJudith Heumann, a disability rights pioneer and “internationally recognized badass,” as her podcast...
Biden remembers disability rights activist Judith Heumann as ‘rolling warrior’
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Biden on Sunday remembered disability rights activist Judith Heumann, who passed away on...
'Judith' the alligator joins sanctuary on SPI after its mouth was found taped shut for months
The Brownsville Herald, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 5—SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — A collective croon goes up from the crowd waiting behind the rope line as Judith, with a hair bow on her head, comes out with handler and rescuer Jacob Reinbolt on ...
Senator John Fetterman gives emotional speech about disability rights after recovering from stroke
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSenator John Fetterman (D-PA) delivered an emotional speech about his disability to commemorate the...
Siân Heder to Adapt Bestseller ‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBookTok just might make it all the way to the Oscars. Academy Award winner Siân Heder is confirmed...
Library News: Memorable memoirs of differently-abled experiences
Ames Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWhen you visit the library this month, we hope you’ll stop by our book displays in the youth and adult areas featuring Disability Awareness Month. You’ll find books by, about, and for people ...
‘If it’s Jewish, we have it’: Inside D.C.’s new Jewish history museum
Jewish Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn the century after the first synagogue in Washington, D.C., was built in 1876, the small building...
'Night of the Living Rez,' 'Trailed' among Maine Literary Award winners
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 22—Morgan Talty's collection of short stories, "Night of the Living Rez," and Kathryn Miles' nonfiction book "Trailed" are among the winners of this year's Maine Literary Awards. The Maine ...