{"product_id":"being-heumann-the-unrepentant-memoir-of-a-disability-rights-activist","title":"Being Heumann: The Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBeing Heumann is a memoir by Judy Heumann that recounts her lifelong battle for equality and inclusion in society, from fighting to attend grade school to leading the section 504 sit-in that led to the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01 July 2021\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ebury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJudy Heumann's autobiography, \"Being Heumann,\" chronicles her lifelong struggle to gain respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society. Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy began her fight for equality early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being deemed a fire hazard to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teaching license, to leading the Section 504 sit-in that led to the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Judy's actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people around the globe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCandid, intimate, and irreverent, Judy Heumann's memoir about resistance to exclusion invites readers to imagine and make real a world in which we all belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 170g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 127 x 198 x 19 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780753559291\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Judith Heumann,Kristen Joiner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100989714682,"sku":"9780753559291","price":11.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/being-heumann-the-unrepentant-memoir-of-a-disability-rights-activist","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}