Being Heumann—a Timely Measure of our Empathy

This past summer marked the 35th anniversary of the passage and signing of The Americans with Disabilities Act, more commonly known as the ADA. In honor of this event, and at the suggestion of a friend, I read Being Heumann—An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann with Kristen Joiner (Beacon Press, 2020, Boston). I was deeply moved by Judy’s story and […]