Fighting For YES! (Audio Descriptive): The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann

by Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Judith Heumann Narrated by Ali Stroker, Judith Heumann

Overview

From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When she wanted to attend public school, the principal said NO. When she wanted her teaching license, the New York Board of Education said NO. Judy and people with disabilities everywhere were tired of hearing “NO.” In the 1970s, an important disability rights law, Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, was waiting to be signed. Judy and other disability-rights activists fought for “YES!” They held a sit-in until Section 504 was signed into law. Section 504 laid the foundation for the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was established thanks in large part to the ongoing work of Judy and her community. Along with a personal reflection from Judy herself, this biography captures the impact and influence of one of America's greatest living activists. This title contains audio descriptions of the illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

APRIL 2023 - AudioFile

The late Judith Heumann, who used a wheelchair all her life, narrates her own note to listeners in this brief account of her youth and early disability-rights activism. Ali Stroker delivers the story itself, which begins with Heumann's education, a time that is marked by humiliation and opposition at nearly every turn. This fuels the anger and determination that leads to Heumann's role in protests supporting a 1977 federal law prohibiting discrimination against disabled people. Stirring music combines with sound effects (a wheelchair bumping up stairs, protest chants) to underscore Stroker's firm, decisive delivery. A concluding note is largely duplicative of the story--and that's a shame as listeners may well turn it off before reaching a summary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. V.S. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

APRIL 2023 - AudioFile

The late Judith Heumann, who used a wheelchair all her life, narrates her own note to listeners in this brief account of her youth and early disability-rights activism. Ali Stroker delivers the story itself, which begins with Heumann's education, a time that is marked by humiliation and opposition at nearly every turn. This fuels the anger and determination that leads to Heumann's role in protests supporting a 1977 federal law prohibiting discrimination against disabled people. Stirring music combines with sound effects (a wheelchair bumping up stairs, protest chants) to underscore Stroker's firm, decisive delivery. A concluding note is largely duplicative of the story--and that's a shame as listeners may well turn it off before reaching a summary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. V.S. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940178329498
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	01/19/2023
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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