Factually! with Adam Conover

Remembering Judith Heumann and the Extraordinary History of the Disability Rights Movement

May 3, 2023

01:15:34

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

The Importance of Disabilities

3min

The Struggle to Live a Normal Life

2min

The Importance of Personal Assistance in the United States

2min

The Importance of Access for Disabled People

3min

The Importance of Education

2min

The Disabilities Movement in the Bay Area

3min

The Importance of Universal Design

2min

The Importance of Disability Rights Activists

4min

10.

The Struggles of Parents With Intellectual Disabilities

2min

11.

The Importance of Education in the Age of Disability

4min

12.

The Stars Are Aligned

2min

13.

The First African American Woman to Serve in the Federal Bench

2min

14.

The History of the Section 504 Act

3min

15.

The Protest Against the Nixon Veto

6min

16.

The American Coalition of Citizens With Disabilities

3min

17.

The Power of 504

3min

18.

The Challenges of Aggressivism

3min

19.

The Importance of Section 504 and the Americans With Disabilities Act

3min

20.

The Importance of Title 1 of the Americans With Disabilities Act

2min

21.

The Importance of Working in Coalition to Protect Our Rights

3min

22.

The Importance of Speaking Up About Your Disability

3min

23.

The Importance of Disabled People Talking About Their Disability

4min

24.

The Importance of Having a Community Conversation

2min

25.

The Impact of 504 and the ADA on the Built Environment

3min

26.

The Importance of Stories in Our Communities

2min

27.

Adam Conover: A Transformational Conversation

2min

In honor of the passing of the Judith Heumann, we’re re-airing Adam’s 2019 interview with the trailblazing disability rights activist and hero, Judith Heumann. Pick up a copy of Judith’s memoir, Being Heumann, at http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.