Fighting For YES! (Audio Descriptive): The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann

From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word "NO." When she wanted to attend public school, the principal said "NO." When she wanted her teaching license, the New York Board of Education said "NO." Judy and people with disabilities everywhere were tired of hearing “NO.”

In the 1970s, an important disability rights law, Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, was waiting to be signed. Judy and other disability-rights activists fought for “YES!” They held a sit-in until Section 50...