A review by iinavarro
Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

I can't say enough good things about this memoir. Judith Heumann is an American hero whose accomplishments should make her a household name. This should be required reading for, well, everyone, but particularly those who work in education, healthcare, and public service. She's lived such a remarkable life but never hesitates to acknowledge those who shared in her mission to promote the rights and dignity of people with disabilities. I am in awe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Genocide and Antisemitism

Minor: Misogyny

There are several references to the Holocaust throughout the book including a particularly frank description of the development of the gas chambers in the preface.