Rest in Power Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist Celebrating Her Life and Legacy 1947-2023, 3/8 Memorial
Judith "Judy" Heumann - widely regarded as the "mother" of the disability rights movement passed away in DC on March 4, 2023.  A summary of her life and essential work is available on her website here.

Memorial service information (DC/Livestream) is posted here.

She has left an indelible mark on the world for people with disabilities and all who benefit from accessible features.  She has been a lifelong advocate for herself and others, beginning with her own educational advocacy and her successful challenge in becoming a licensed teacher who uses a wheelchair and continuing to the present day. Her experience with Camp Jened and the San Francisco 504 protests has received broad attention with the recent documentary Crip Camp. (NB: there is intersection with Dr. Sami Schalk's recent 504 UMBC talk)

More of Judy Heumann's work in her own words can be found here:

Her influence is truly global, national and local - many of the professional staff within UMBC's Accessibility and Disability Services have seen her in action through Association for Higher Ed and Disability (AHEAD) and similar  professional development events. Her memory is a global blessing.

While she will be dearly missed, as a tribute to her legacy, she would want campus members to co-create a disability-friendly community, and to reach out to UMBC Disability resources for information and support:

Photo of a larger-than-life seated silver man statue overlooking a man in a wheelchair, both appear to be gazing out a floor-to-ceiling window with a lush, green landscape, symbolizing Judy Heumann's influence on the experience of people with disabilities.  Credit Unsplash.com
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Please join us (ADS, SDS, The Women's Center, Critical Social Justice and more) for the screening of Crip Camp, today at 3p, if you have seen it already, the discussion starts online at 5:00.  Details for joining today's Crip Camp Event are linked here.

Our next UMBC Accessibility Walk happens this Friday at noon. Consider dressing up as a s/hero-with-a-disability for our trick-or-treat theme.

And speaking of celebrations, and observing the holiday accessibly and inclusively- here are tips about dressing up and preparing for the holiday - there are simple strategies for an inclusive experience, as well as avoiding costumes that perpetuate stigmatization by overlapping horror with disability.  Read more here.

On the horizon for November - please join us, with Athletics' Allied Sports for their League of Dreams event on the 11th in the RAC - click here for details.

A photo of a carved, lit jack-o-lantern with a cartoonish surprised face accompanies the myUMBC post.

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This year, CSJ: Disability Justice + Access Matters invites our campus community to learn from a perspective of disability justice so that we can continue to make space for everybody and every body now and in the future. Learn more about the Critical Social Justice: Disability Justice + Access Matters theme here.For more CSJ events, check out our website and myUMBC. For more information about upcoming events or to inquire about collaboration, please email the Women’s Center at womenscenter@umbc.edu.


Join us to watch and discuss the 2020 Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp, which shares stories from Camp Jened, a summer camp for teens with disabilities and an incubator for the disability rights movement (see a summary of the film below).


We will be hosting a viewing of the movie from 3pm to 4:50pm and then hosting a discussion from 5pm to 6pm--but please feel free to watch the movie whenever you want (it is available via Netflix and free online via Youtube) and join us for a discussion OR watch the movie with us and reflect on your own! This is a super flexible event, and people are welcome to engage in whatever way feels best!


“In the early 1970s, teenagers with disabilities faced a future shaped by isolation, discrimination and institutionalization. Camp Jened, a ramshackle camp “for the handicapped” (a term no longer used) in the Catskills, exploded those confines. Jened was their freewheeling Utopia, a place with summertime sports, smoking and make-out sessions awaiting everyone, and campers experienced liberation and full inclusion as  human beings. Their bonds endured as many migrated West to Berkeley, California — a hotbed of activism where friends from Camp Jened realized that disruption, civil disobedience, and political participation could change the future for millions.

Crip Camp is the story of one group of people and captures one moment in time. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of other equally important stories from the Disability Rights Movement that have not yet received adequate attention. We are committed to using the film’s platform to amplify additional narratives in the disability rights and disability justice communities – with a particular emphasis on stories surrounding people of color and other intersectionally marginalized communities. We stand by the creed of nothing about us, without us. For too long, too many were excluded, and it is time to broaden the number of voices and share the mic.”

Crip Camp Trailer: https://youtu.be/XRrIs22plz0

Crip Camp Trailer with Audio Description: https://youtu.be/s6TB7KEqhRo

For more information about the Crip Camp Curriculum: https://cripcamp.com/curriculum/

This discussion group will be hosted through Google Meet. If this platform presents accessibility challenges for you, please be in touch so we can consult on the best ways to make this experience accessible for you. 


CSJ 2021: Crip Camp Screening + Discussion
Wednesday, October 27 · 3:00 – 6:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ekq-ebsq-ttz
Or dial: (US) +1 515-705-3778 PIN: 932 394 062#

 

Please note: UMBC is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment for all students, staff, faculty, and visitors. If you have difficulties accessing any of the materials on our site or any of our events or discussions, please contact The Women's Center via the link below so that we can provide an alternative format and/or remedy any accessibility challenges.

A photo of someone in jeans and casual shoes watching the Netflix logo on a large screen across a room accompanies this post. Credit: Thibault Penin via Unsplash.com
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