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Disability History 101! Last night I was reading Judy Heumann’s new children’s book “Fighting for Yes!” to my girls and they both asked why they didn’t know about any of this. I never learned disability history in school. In fact, I’ve been deep diving for years and I’m still learning so much. I’m guessing you all are too. @kamredlawsk put together this fantastic video about Judy Heumann @theheumannperspective with original footage of her civil rights speeches and activism. Let’s learn together so we can continue Judy’s good fight ✊NEVER GIVE UP.

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Today is my birthday 🥳 and yesterday I got myself my first colonoscopy. Yep 🎉 Party time! Not really, but it certainly wasn’t that bad. And I’m so glad I did it.

Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women combined in the United States. It is also on the rise in people younger than 45. (I personally know several.) In fact, we each have a 1 in 20 lifetime risk of developing colon cancer. When caught early through colonoscopy testing, however, and diagnosed at a localized stage, the survival rate is 91%.

I’ve been getting mammograms since before I was 30 and doing self exams since I was a teen because my mother was a breast cancer survivor. She openly shared her experience and knowledge and modeled medical advocacy for me at a young age. I have always felt empowered to proactively take care of myself… so when my doctor let me know I am now old enough for colonoscopies, I signed myself up.

There is so much with our health we can’t prevent so I’m making sure I’m doing the things I can. Health is something I will never take for granted and is the best birthday gift of all!

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Disability History 101. If you haven’t learned a

Disability History 101. If you haven’t learned about Judith Heumann, you must. Considered “the mother” of the disability civil rights movement, Judy Heumann @theheumannperspective was a part of almost every pivotal moment in disability rights.

Judy was barred from enrolling in her local elementary school simply because she used a wheelchair. After years of fighting against exclusion from education and segregation, Judy eventually won the right to attend public school. After earning a degree to become a teacher, she once again fought to be in the classroom, winning a lawsuit against the New York Board of Education and becoming the first teacher in the state who was able to work while using a wheelchair.

During her youth, Ms. Heumann was a camper and counselor at Camp Jened, a summer camp for disabled people in the Catskills that, in 2020, became the subject of @cripcampfilm with original footage of Judy and many of the disability rights movement founders. The film also features her leadership in advocating for the implementation of 504 protections and the historic, longest nonviolent occupation of a federal building. This fight set the stage for passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act, which finally became law in 1990.

In 1983, Heumann co-founded the World Institute on Disability (WID), one of the first global disability rights organizations founded and led by people with disabilities. Heumann would go on to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services for the duration of the Clinton administration, and was appointed the State Department’s Special Advisor on International Disability Rights by President Obama in a push to improve disability rights globally.

Heumann has improved accessibility and opportunities for the estimated 56 million people in the United States and one billion people around the world with disabilities.

Judy died this weekend at the age of 75. We are so grateful for her leadership, relentless advocacy, and NEVER GIVE UP. Rest in power.

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