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Judith Heumann
American disability activist (1947–2023)
Judy Heumann | |
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Heumann in 2014 | |
In office June 7, 2010 – January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Sara Minkara (2021) |
In office June 1993 – January 20, 2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Robert Davila |
Succeeded by | Robert Pasternack |
Born | (1947-12-18)December 18, 1947 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | March 4, 2023(2023-03-04) (aged 75) Washington, D.C., U.S.[1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Jorge Pineda (m. 1992) |
Education | |
Judith Ellen "Judy" Heumann (;[2] December 18, 1947 – March 4, 2023) was an American disability rights activist, known as the "Mother of the Disability Rights Movement".[3] She was recognized internationally as a leader in the disability community.
Heumann was a lifelong civi