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briana_reads's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
tiedyedude's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fairly quick read. It starts with the joys of childhood, then the realization she was "different" and the challenges she has growing up that informed her later activism. The majority of the book detailed the San Francisco Federal Building sit-in. The third act was a rapid fire listing of the rest of her career. Personal details were limited, which is fine if she wants to be remembered for her work, though she does provide insight into her insecurities and self-doubt, and how she pushed through those obstacles. A nice mix of biography and first-person historical retelling.
mellambert's review against another edition
informative
4.0
A good oral history on some of the activists (mainly Heumann) who pushed forward the American Disabilities Act and got it put into place. For those who want to know more about the origins and want to read about one person in particular who has been fighting since the 50s.
schnitzel27's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
unruhlysarah's review against another edition
I had heard of the 504 sit-in and after watching Crip Camp on Netflix, I had to learn more about such a strong and influential activist. Judy Heumann's memoir is an invigorating history of the disability rights movement. Great read!
tbellesmom's review against another edition
3.0
This book was given to me by my work after we had a meeting about disabilities in the workplace and the author was one of the speakers. She was a great speaker and mainly spoke about going to a camp when she was younger and how that was the first place she truly felt independent and didn't feel like her disability was in any way holding her back. This book truly opened my eyes to the struggles that disabled individuals had just trying to be a part of daily society. In the 50s, 60s and 70s they had no option of public transportation, weren't expected to go to school and couldn't even leave their block as there was no ramp at intersections, just the drop off of a curb. Judy definitely paved the way for so many other individuals and was very inspiring.