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3+ Chairman Phil Mendelson Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau
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7+Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr.
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11+Councilmember Janeese Lewis George Councilmember Charles Allen
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15+Councilmember Zachary Parker Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie
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19+Councilmember Anita Bonds Councilmember Vincent C. Gray
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23+Councilmember Matt Frumin Councilmember Brooke Pinto
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27+ Councilmember Christina Henderson
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530 A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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732 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
8-April 4, 2023
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10-To honor the life of Judith Heumann, her tireless activism and advocacy for disability rights.
11-
12-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann was born in Philadelphia on December 18, 1947, and grew
13-up in Brooklyn, New York;
14-
15-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann contracted polio at the age of 18 months and used a
16-wheelchair for most of her life;
17-
18-WHEREAS, as a child Judith Heumann was refused entry to school because of her
19-wheelchair, and she and her parents had to fight repeatedly for her to be included in the
20-educational system, finally being granted an exception to enter high school in 1961;
21-
22-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann attended Long Island University, graduating in 1969, and
23-while a student there organized rallies and protests demanding access to classrooms via the
24-installation of ramps and the right to live in a campus dorm;
25-
26-WHEREAS, in 1970, after she was denied a New York state teaching license because of
27-her use of a wheelchair, she successfully sued the Board of Education on the basis of
28-discrimination;
29-
30-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann became the first teacher who used a wheelchair in New
31-York City;
32-
33-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann co -founded Disabled in Action (DIA), an organization that
34-focuses on securing the protection of people with disabilities under civil rights laws, in 1970;
35-
36-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann served as a legislative assistant to the chair of the U.S.
37-Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare in 1974 and helped design legislation that
38-became the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
39-
40-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann earned a Master of Science degree in public health at the
41-University of California, Berkeley in 1975;
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46-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann served as the deputy director of the Center for Independent
47-Living where she was responsible for the implementation of national legislation for programs in
48-special education, disability research, vocational rehabilitation and independent living, from
49-1975 to 1982;
50-
51-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann helped organize the “504 Sit-in”, the longest sit-in at a
52-federal building in US history - prompting US Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare,
53-Joseph Califano, to sign regulations implementing the Education of All Handicapped Children
54-Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 on April 28, 1977;
55-
56-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann co- founded the World Institute on Disability in 1983,
57-serving as co-director until 1993;
58-
59-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann served as Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special
60-Education and Rehabilitation Services at the United States Department of Education in the
61-Clinton Administration from 1993 to 2001;
62-
63-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann served as the World Bank Group’s first Advisor on
64-Disability and Development and was Lead Consultant to the Global Partnership for Disability
65-and Development from 2002 to 2006;
66-
67-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann was appointed in 2007 as the District’s first Director for
68-the Department of Disability Services by Mayor Adrian Fenty. She not only fought for inclusion
69-and against discrimination in this city, she brought together the disability community nationally
70-and internationally;
71-
72-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann was appointed Special Advisor on International Disability
73-Rights for the U.S. State Department by President Barack Obama and served from 2010 to 2017;
74-
75-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann served as a Senior Fellow at the Ford Foundation, working
76-to advance the inclusion of disability in the Foundation’s work from 2017 to 2019;
77-
78-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann published her book, “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant
79-Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist”, in February 2020;
80-
81-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann began producing her bi-weekly podcast “The Heumann
82-Perspective” where she spoke with disabled change makers and their allies beginning in March
83-2021;
84-
85-WHEREAS, Judith Heumann has received numerous accolades over her career, including
86-being named one of the BBC 100 Women in 2022, the Henry Viscardi Achievement Award in
87-2020, the Women’s Caucus Award given by the National Council on Independent Living in
88-2018, the Dole-Harkin Award by the U.S. International Council on Disabilities in 2017, the Max
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92-Starkloff Lifetime Achievement Award from National Council on Independent Living and the
93-Champion of Disability Rights Award from the SPAN Parent Advocacy Network.
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95-RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
96-resolution may be cited as the “Judith Heumann Recognition and Remembrance Ceremonial
97-Resolution of 2023”.
98-
99-Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and celebrates Judith
100-Heumann contributions to the District of Columbia for her tireless advocacy on behalf of the
101-disability community in the United States and worldwide.
102-
103-Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
35+To honor the life of Judith Heumann, her tireless activism and advocacy for disability 1
36+rights. 2
37+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann was born in Philadelphia on December 18, 1947, and grew 3
38+up in Brooklyn, New York; 4 2
39+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann contracted polio at the age of 18 months and used a 5
40+wheelchair for most of her life; 6
41+WHEREAS, as a child Judith Heumann was refused entry to school because of her 7
42+wheelchair, and she and her parents had to fight repeatedly for her to be included in the 8
43+educational system, finally being granted an exception to enter high school in 1961; 9
44+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann attended Long Island University, graduating in 1969, and 10
45+while a student there organized rallies and protests demanding access to classrooms via the 11
46+installation of ramps and the right to live in a campus dorm; 12
47+WHEREAS, in 1970, after she was denied a New York state teaching license because of 13
48+her use of a wheelchair, she successfully sued the Board of Education on the basis of 14
49+discrimination; 15
50+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann became the first teacher who used a wheelchair in New 16
51+York City; 17
52+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann co-founded Disabled in Action (DIA), an organization that 18
53+focuses on securing the protection of people with disabilities under civil rights laws, in 1970; 19
54+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann served as a legislative assistant to the chair of the U.S. 20
55+Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare in 1974 and helped design legislation that 21
56+became the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 22
57+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann earned a Master of Science degree in public health at the 23
58+University of California, Berkeley in 1975; 24
59+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann served as the deputy director of the Center for Independent 25
60+Living where she was responsible for the implementation of national legislation for programs in 26 3
61+special education, disability research, vocational rehabilitation and independent living, from 27
62+1975 to 1982; 28
63+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann helped organize the “504 Sit-in”, the longest sit-in at a 29
64+federal building in US history - prompting US Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 30
65+Joseph Califano, to sign regulations implementing the Education of All Handicapped Children 31
66+Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 on April 28, 1977; 32
67+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann co-founded the World Institute on Disability in 1983, 33
68+serving as co-director until 1993; 34
69+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann served as Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special 35
70+Education and Rehabilitation Services at the United States Department of Education in the 36
71+Clinton Administration from 1993 to 2001; 37
72+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann served as the World Bank Group’s first Advisor on 38
73+Disability and Development and was Lead Consultant to the Global Partnership for Disability 39
74+and Development from 2002 to 2006; 40
75+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann was appointed in 2007 as the District’s first Director for 41
76+the Department of Disability Services by Mayor Adrian Fenty. She not only fought for inclusion 42
77+and against discrimination in this city, she brought together the disability community nationally 43
78+and internationally; 44
79+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann was appointed Special Advisor on International Disability 45
80+Rights for the U.S. State Department by President Barack Obama and served from 2010 to 2017; 46
81+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann served as a Senior Fellow at the Ford Foundation, working 47
82+to advance the inclusion of disability in the Foundation’s work from 2017 to 2019; 48 4
83+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann published her book, “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant 49
84+Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist”, in February 2020; 50
85+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann began producing her bi-weekly podcast “The Heumann 51
86+Perspective” where she spoke with disabled change makers and their allies beginning in March 52
87+2021; 53
88+WHEREAS, Judith Heumann has received numerous accolades over her career, including 54
89+being named one of the BBC 100 Women in 2022, the Henry Viscardi Achievement Award in 55
90+2020, the Women’s Caucus Award given by the National Council on Independent Living in 56
91+2018, the Dole-Harkin Award by the U.S. International Council on Disabilities in 2017, the Max 57
92+Starkloff Lifetime Achievement Award from National Council on Independent Living and the 58
93+Champion of Disability Rights Award from the SPAN Parent Advocacy Network; 59
94+ 60
95+RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 61
96+resolution may be cited as the “Judith Heumann Recognition and Remembrance Ceremonial 62
97+Resolution of 2023”. 63
98+Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and celebrates Judith 64
99+Heumann contributions to the District of Columbia for her tireless advocacy on behalf of the 65
100+disability community in the United States and worldwide. 66
101+Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in 67
102+the District of Columbia Register. 68