“Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist” by Judy Heumann and Kristen Joiner (2020)

Written By Hannah Rothwell

A memior of a pioneering disability rights activist who reflects on her journey in educational, political, and activist spaces. An amazing book which highlights the human experience of disability and the emotions that come with it. In the academic space of Critical Disability Studies, it is easy to get bogged down in quantitative metrics and policy proposals. Reading the first hand account of this ambitious and impactful woman and her fight for equity in education as a student, a teacher, and policy advocate, helps recenter the reader on the personalism that is at the heart of the critical academic lens.

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Hannah Rothwell
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