Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Heumann co-founded the World Institute on Disability with Ed Roberts and Joan Leon in 1983, serving as co-director until 1993. Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services at the US Department of Education. served as the World Bank Group's first Advisor on Disability and Development. Director of the Department of Disability Services for the District of Columbia. Special Advisor on Disability Rights for the US State Department.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 02/25/2020
ISBN: 9780807019290
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2019
Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 94
Booklist 02/01/2020 pg. 5
Publishers Weekly 02/17/2020
Shelf Awareness 02/28/2020