4/28/2023 0 Comments Judy stillsShe was among the group of disabled people who understood disability as a social issue, how ableism shows up as discrimination, and the need for disability civil rights.įront Row (L – R): Bob Funk, Susan Shapiro, Judy Heumann, Greg Saunders, Kitty Cone, Mary Lou Breslin, Hale Zukas, Glen Vinton. She worked at the Berkeley Center for Independent Living (CIL) when it started the Disability Law Resource Center (DLRC), which became DREDF in 1979. Judy was one of DREDF’s board members, a title that does not do justice to what she meant to us and did for us. She made sure we knew our value and our power, and that we knew that we could collectively build an inclusive world. ![]() The avalanche of tributes and shared memories of Judy since her passing on Saturday, March 4, 2023, is a testament to the depth and breadth of her love for disabled people around the world-we were her family, and we felt that. We have rolled or walked past her image thousands of times, but the photo never just blends into the background-like Judy, it always draws our attention. ![]() There’s a larger-than-life photo of Judy Heumann in the rotunda of the Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley, California, where DREDF’s office is located. ![]() California Sterilization Compensation Program.
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