Judy Heumann

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf charity
gptkbp:advocatesFor gptkb:Section_504_of_the_Rehabilitation_Act
gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act
universal design principles
inclusive education
employment opportunities for people with disabilities
accessible public transportation
civil rights for people with disabilities
self-determination for people with disabilities
disability rights education in schools
healthcare_access_for_people_with_disabilities
gptkbp:awardedBy Presidential Medal of Freedom
National_Women's_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Long_Island_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1934-07-18
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:community_service polio
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:UN_Convention_on_the_Rights_of_Persons_with_Disabilities
disability rights education
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-03-04
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:California
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:education gptkb:Long_Island_University
gptkbp:founder gptkb:World_Institute_on_Disability
Disabled in Action
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Judy Heumann
gptkbp:influenced accessibility standards
social justice movements
disability rights movement
disability rights legislation
disability representation in media
disability awareness campaigns
community organizing for disability rights
disability activism strategies
disability rights in developing countries
disability rights literature.
global disability rights advocacy
youth disability activism
disability_policy_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for disability rights
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Being_Heumann:_An_Unrepentant_Memoir
gptkbp:occupation educator
author
political activist
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:1977_San_Francisco_sit-in
1990 signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_Washington_Post
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:John_McCarty
gptkbp:worksWith educational institutions
government agencies
nonprofit organizations
local advocacy groups
disability activists
international disability organizations
President_Barack_Obama
President_Bill_Clinton