Guest: Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Advocate, Author
Host: Peter Blanck, Ph.D., J.D., Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute, University Professor, Syracuse University
Recording Date: June 2, 2022
Archive: A conversation with Judy Heumann
Contents
- About the 504@50 Podcast Series
- About This Episode
- Podcast and Social Media – Connect with & Follow Judy
- Judy Heumann: Her Life and Work
- Learn More about Judy Heumann and Disability Rights History
About the 504@50 Podcast Series
504@50 is a special interview series created in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In the series, we speak with leaders of the disability rights movement who advance the cause of equal rights through their tireless work.
The 504@50 Series is produced by the Southeast ADA Center, the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University and in collaboration with the Disability Inclusive Employment Policy Rehabilitation Research and Training Center. Check out the Section 504@50 website at section504at50.org
About This Episode
Respected disability rights activist Judy Heumann and Dr. Peter Blanck discuss her experience of growing from a young disabled woman advocating for her rights to becoming a pioneer in the disability rights movement. She reflects on the political ideas and causes that were the roots of disability rights activism that began in the 1960’s, and how the era of bipartisanship has dwindled. She provides insight on how we can move forward when progress is more difficult to achieve compared to decades ago.
Ms. Heumann urges people with disabilities to continue advocating for themselves and one another, although it is more complicated than it has been in the past. She says that the disability rights movement needs to continue to evolve, whether by expanding in relation to the disability community or by engaging more people and embracing its growing diversity.
Podcast and Social Media – Connect with & Follow Judy
- Judy Heumann’s Website
Link: judithheumann.com - The Heumann Perspective Podcast
Listen to full podcast episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Judy’s website.
Link: judithheumann.com/heumann-perspective - YouTube Channel – Judy Heumann
Link: youtube.com/channel/UCB7pemkbDQYezB6PeDFXTvg - Social Media Hashtag: #TheHeumannPerspective
- Facebook @TheHeumannPerspective
Link: facebook.com/TheHeumannPerspective - Twitter @JudithHeumann
Link: twitter.com/JudithHeumann - Instagram @TheHeumannPerspective
Link: instagram.com/theheumannperspective
Judy Heumann: Her Life and Work
- Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution (Book)
Authors: Judith Heumann and Kristen Joiner
Source: Penguin Random House Books (2021)
Link: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670588/rolling-warrior-by-judith-heumann - Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist (Book)
Authors: Judith Heumann and Kristen Joiner
Source: Beacon Press (2020)
Link: beacon.org/Being-Heumann-P1553.aspx - Crip Camp: The Official Virtual Experience
and Website: Crip Camp – A Disability Revolution
In the summer of 2020, grassroots activists and advocates were invited to join a virtual camp experience featuring trailblazing speakers from the disability community. All were welcome, activism experience was not a requirement to participate. Read the Crip Camp: The Official Virtual Experience camp memory scrapbook. Please email us at info@cripcamp.com for access to recordings of Crip Camp: The Official Virtual Experience.
Source: Crip Camp Impact Campaign
Link: cripcamp.com - Crip Camp (Documentary)
The film is currently available for streaming on Netflix.
Trailer on YouTube: Crip Camp: youtube.com/watch?v=Fs0VRfOg7Wo&t=8s
Source: International Documentary Association
Link: documentary.org/project/crip-camp - The Full Story of Why Camp Jened from Netflix’s ‘Crip Camp’ Documentary Closed Down (Article)
Source: Good Housekeeping
Link: goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a31957693/camp-jened-now-closed-down-crip-camp-netflix-documentary
Learn More about Judy Heumann and Disability Rights History
Listen to Judy on these ADA Live Podcasts and check out more resources.
Note: You can access all ADA Live! episodes with archived audio, accessible transcripts, and resources at ADAlive.org. Listen on the SoundCloud ADA Live! channel at soundcloud.com/adalive.
- ADA Live Podcast – Episode 107: Breaking Barriers for Disability Rights: Historical Reflections with Judy Heumann | Resources
Note: We first spoke with Judy Heumann in June 2020. The June 2020 resource list was updated in July 2022 for our new interview.
Source: Southeast ADA Center (July 6, 2022)
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-107
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-107-resources - ADA Live Podcast – Episode 82: History and the Future of Disability Rights: A Conversation with Judy Heumann | Resources
Source: Southeast ADA Center (June 3, 2020)
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-82
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-82-resources - Disability Visibility Project Interview with Judith (Judy) Heumann
On January 9, 2018, Alice Wong interviewed Judith Heumann for the Disability Visibility Project® with the StoryCorps app. Judy talked about growing up as a Jewish disabled girl in Brooklyn, her family, and the need for disabled people to find one another. Transcript available.
Source: Disability Visibility Project (DVP)
Link: disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2018/12/13/dvp-interview-judith-heumann-and-alice-wong - Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement Oral History Project
A collection of interviews and other materials exploring the social and political history of the disability movement from the 1960s to the present.
Source: University of California at Berkeley
Link: oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt4c6003s1;NAAN=13030&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=div00009&toc.id=0&brand=oac4 - American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities
Source: Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Link: digitalhistory.hsp.org/pafrm/org/american-coalition-citizens-disabilities-accd
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Visit the Section 504@50 website at: section504at50.org
The 504@50 Series is produced by the Southeast ADA Center, the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, and in collaboration with the Disability Inclusive Employment Policy Rehabilitation Research and Training Center.