The BAFTA-nominated actress will play disability rights activist Judy Heumann in the Apple feature. By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter Ruth Madeley will play disability rights activist Judy ...

Heumann was instrumental in pushing to expand the civil rights of Americans with disabilities and continued to advocate for disability rights... Activist Judy Heumann led a reimagining of what it ...

“I wanna see a feisty group of disabled people around the world…if you don’t respect yourself and if you don’t demand what you believe in for yourself, you’re not gonna get it.” – Judy Heumann Judy ...

Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things,” “Avengers” films, “Spotlight”) has joined the cast of “Being Heumann,” a film based on the memoir about the life of disability rights activist Judith Heumann that will be ...

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 ...

BAFTA nominee Ruth Madeley will star as disability rights activist Judy Heumann in Academy Award winner Siân Heder’s upcoming feature “Being Heumann” for Apple Original Films. Based on Heumann’s ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Judith Heumann is a Board Member for the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund with 15 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1984 Meeting as a ...

Washington and Lee University will host international disability rights activist Judy Heumann for a Fireside Chat on March 9 at 6 p.m. Dani Roberts, assistant director of Inclusion and Engagement, and ...

Activists participate in a Section 504 demonstration on April 5, 1977, in front of San Francisco City Hall. This demonstration, one of a number held around the country, occurred hours before activists ...

Mark Ruffalo at the 39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Credit: Getty Images) Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things,” “Avengers” films, “Spotlight”) has joined the cast of “Being Heumann,” a ...