The World Mourns the Passing of Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist - Judy Heumann
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For Immediate Release: March 4, 2023 Contact: Yoli Navas at yoli@newcostrategies.com or 561-990-9029 The World Mourns the Passing of Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist  Judith “Judy” Heumann (1947-2023) Judith “Judy” Heumann-widely regarded as “the mother” of the disability rights movement-passed…

Her doctor advised her parents to institutionalize her when it was clear that she would never be able to walk. “Institutionalization was the status quo in 1949,” she wrote. “Kids with disabilities were considered a hardship, economically and socially.” When Judy attempted to enter kindergarten, the principal blocked her family from entering the school, labeling her a “fire hazard.”

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