Author-Illustrator of over 65 children's books, including;"We Want to Go to School! The Fight for Disability Rights", "Fighting For YES!" and "The Power of YET"
One of America’s greatest activists, Judith Heumann, passed away over the weekend. Judy led the historic 504 Sit-in in 1977 and spent her life fighting for disability rights.
Let's all continue to fight for YES in her honor. #FightingForYes@MCLeffler@vvmildenberger
It’s a tribute to the life & work of Judith Heumann that an amazing intersection of disabled people have been sharing memories and honoring her. Make sure you have this book for young readers in your libraries & classrooms. 👩🏻🦼✊🏻📚🤟🏻
On Mar 4, the world lost an icon; Judith Heumann spent her life fighting for disability rights. She kindly reviewed by recent Biography and graciously wrote a note which appears the book. In her honor, let's continue to Fight for YES
@vvmildenberger@abramskids#Fightingforyes
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Agree! My book (@ncte 2023 Orbis Pictus Honor) "Fighting for Yes!The Story of Disbility Rights Activist Judith Huemann" was written so that students can learn about the History of Disability Rights, a topic NOT in any textbook.@abramskids@vvmildenberger
@ncte@sljournal My book"Fighting for Yes!The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Huemann" a 2023 HONOR winner of Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction. I wrote this book so every classroom could be exposed to The History of Disability Rights, a topic NOT in textbooks.Thanks @ncte
Join us on Nov 3, 7pm at @printbookstore Portland ME as we discuss our books about barrier-breaking heroes who challenged the conventions of their times. @abramskids@eboxer@AlbertWhitman