Woman in Wheel Chair Sues to Become Teacher

Woman in Wheel Chair Sues to Become Teacher

Andrew H. Malcolm

The New York Times

Judith "Judy" Heumann first drew national attention with her fight to become a New York City teacher. She founded Disabled in Action and sued the New York Board of Education to become a teacher. Her case was the first disabled rights case brought to federal court. She successfully sued the New York City Board of Education and earned her teaching license, making her the first disabled teacher in a wheelchair to ever teach in New York City.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/05/obituaries/judy-heumann-dead.html

1970-05-27

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