Amna Nawaz
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Remembering Judy Heumann's lasting contributions to disability rights
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March 7, 2023
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3:51Now PlayingJudy Heumann, who has been called the “mother of the disability rights movement, has died at 75. Heumann, who lost her ability to walk at age 2 after contracting polio, lobbied for legislation that led to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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