{"product_id":"9780753559291","title":"Being Heumann","description":"Author: Joiner, Kristen\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780753559291\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jul 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormer advisor to Presidents Clinton and Obama, star of the Oscar-nominated \u003ci\u003eCrip Camp\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the planet's most influential disability rights activists, tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e  A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn't built for all of us and of one woman's activism--from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington--\u003ci\u003eBeing Heumann\u003c\/i\u003e recounts Judy Heumann's lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003eParalyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy Heumann began her struggle for equality early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a \"fire hazard\" to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher's 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.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48287358058654,"sku":"UBD-9780753559291","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780753559291.jpg?v=1789628417","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780753559291","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}