Judith Heumann
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Judith Heumann was a pioneering American disability rights activist whose advocacy helped drive landmark legislation like the Americans with Disabilities Act and transform global disability policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Judith Heumann canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4755411 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Judith Heumann Context triple: [Wallenberg Medal, hasRecipient, Judith Heumann]
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A.
Ellen Dolan
Ellen Dolan is a central supporting character in the 2008 film "The Spirit," portrayed as the strong-willed daughter of the city's police commissioner and a key figure in the hero's personal life.
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B.
Nancy Shevell
Nancy Shevell is an American businesswoman and heiress best known for her long-term relationship and marriage to musician Paul McCartney.
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C.
Gayle E. Harris
Gayle E. Harris is an American Episcopal bishop who has served as a suffragan bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, known for her leadership in social justice and church ministry.
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D.
Judith Kaye
Judith Kaye was a pioneering American jurist who became the first woman and longest-serving Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals.
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E.
Audrey Robinson Felt
Audrey Robinson Felt was the wife of former FBI Associate Director Mark Felt, who was later revealed to be the Watergate informant "Deep Throat."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Judith Heumann Target entity description: Judith Heumann was a pioneering American disability rights activist whose advocacy helped drive landmark legislation like the Americans with Disabilities Act and transform global disability policy.
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A.
Ellen Dolan
Ellen Dolan is a central supporting character in the 2008 film "The Spirit," portrayed as the strong-willed daughter of the city's police commissioner and a key figure in the hero's personal life.
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B.
Nancy Shevell
Nancy Shevell is an American businesswoman and heiress best known for her long-term relationship and marriage to musician Paul McCartney.
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C.
Gayle E. Harris
Gayle E. Harris is an American Episcopal bishop who has served as a suffragan bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, known for her leadership in social justice and church ministry.
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D.
Judith Kaye
Judith Kaye was a pioneering American jurist who became the first woman and longest-serving Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals.
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E.
Audrey Robinson Felt
Audrey Robinson Felt was the wife of former FBI Associate Director Mark Felt, who was later revealed to be the Watergate informant "Deep Throat."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American activist
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civil rights activist ⓘ disability rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Barack Obama
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Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| author | "Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist" ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Henry Viscardi Achievement Award
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Medal of Honor of the City of Berlin ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Merit of Berlin
|
| causeOfDeath | cardiac arrest ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Center for Independent Living, Berkeley
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Disabled in Action ⓘ World Institute on Disability ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-12-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-03-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Long Island University
ⓘ
University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer |
United States Department of Education
ⓘ
United States Department of State ⓘ |
| endTime |
2001 (Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services)
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2017 (Special Advisor for International Disability Rights) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Heumann ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
disability policy
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human rights ⓘ |
| givenName | Judith ⓘ |
| hasDisability | paralysis from polio ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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advocacy for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ⓘ advocacy for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ leadership in the disability rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
disability rights movement
ⓘ
independent living movement ⓘ
linked to:
disability rights movement
|
| notableWork |
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
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linked to:
Crip Camp
Section 504 sit-in ⓘ advocacy for the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ |
| occupation |
nonprofit executive
ⓘ
policy advisor ⓘ |
| participantIn |
504 Sit-in (San Francisco, 1977)
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disability rights protests for Section 504 regulations ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C., United States
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linked to:
Washington, D.C.
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| positionHeld |
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
ⓘ
Special Advisor for International Disability Rights ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C., United States
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linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| startTime |
1993 (Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services)
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2010 (Special Advisor for International Disability Rights) ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary film "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution"
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linked to:
Crip Camp
memoir "Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist" ⓘ |
| uses | wheelchair ⓘ |
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Subject: Judith Heumann Description of subject: Judith Heumann was a pioneering American disability rights activist whose advocacy helped drive landmark legislation like the Americans with Disabilities Act and transform global disability policy.
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