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Fighting for YES!

The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann

by Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Judith Heumann ...

Illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger ...

Fighting for Yes is a picture book biography celebrating the life and work of disability rights activist and icon Judith Heumann, highlighting one of her landmark achievements—leading the historic 504 Sit-in in 1977.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 ... Read more

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Fighting for Yes is a picture book biography celebrating the life and work of disability rights activist and icon Judith Heumann, highlighting one of her landmark achievements—leading the historic 504 Sit-in in 1977.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
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Being Heumann

An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

by Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner ...

**Soon to be an Apple feature movie directed by CODA’s Sian Heder and starring BAFTA-nominated actress Ruth Madeley as Judy Heumann**"This important book will help ensure that every person gets a chance to live up to their full potential and will always have a place at the table.”—Hillary Clinton"Her life story as an activist will enlighten readers everywhere.”—Gloria Steinem**"Her fierce advocacy ... Read more

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**Soon to be an Apple feature movie directed by CODA’s Sian Heder and starring BAFTA-nominated actress Ruth Madeley as Judy Heumann**"This important book will help ensure that every person gets a chance to live up to their full potential and will always have a place at the table.”—Hillary Clinton"Her life story as an activist will enlighten readers everywhere.”—Gloria Steinem**"Her fierce advocacy
... Read more

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Rolling Warrior

The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution

by Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner ...

Judy Heumann, one of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong.“If I didn’t fight, who would?”Judy Heumann was only 5 years old when she was first denied her right to attend school. Paralyzed from polio and raised by her Holocaust-surviving parents in New York City, Judy had a drive for equality that was instilled early in life.In this ... Read more

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Judy Heumann, one of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong.“If I didn’t fight, who would?”Judy Heumann was only 5 years old when she was first denied her right to attend school. Paralyzed from polio and raised by her Holocaust-surviving parents in New York City, Judy had a drive for equality that was instilled early in life.In this
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Being Heumann

An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

by Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner ...

Narrated by Ali Stroker ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

Tony-award winning actress Ali Stroker reads the story of Judy Heumann—one of the most influential disability rights activists in US historyA story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, ... Read more

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Tony-award winning actress Ali Stroker reads the story of Judy Heumann—one of the most influential disability rights activists in US historyA story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect,
... Read more

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Rolling Warrior

The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution

by Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner ...

Narrated by Ali Stroker ...

Unabridged

3 hours 58 min

Judy Heumann, one of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong.“If I didn’t fight, who would?”Judy Heumann was only 5 years old when she was first denied her right to attend school. Paralyzed from polio and raised by her Holocaust-surviving parents in New York City, Judy had a drive for equality that was instilled early in life.In this ... Read more

$22.00 USD

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Judy Heumann, one of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong.“If I didn’t fight, who would?”Judy Heumann was only 5 years old when she was first denied her right to attend school. Paralyzed from polio and raised by her Holocaust-surviving parents in New York City, Judy had a drive for equality that was instilled early in life.In this
... Read more

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Fighting For YES! (Audio Descriptive)

The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann

by Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Judith Heumann ...

Narrated by Judith Heumann, Ali Stroker ...

Unabridged

32 min

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 ... Read more

$9.99 USD

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
... Read more
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Fighting For YES! (Audio Descriptive)

The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann

by Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Judith Heumann ...

Narrated by Judith Heumann, Ali Stroker ...

Unabridged

31 min

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 ... Read more

$9.99 USD

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
... Read more
How to Be Disabled in a Pandemic

by Judith Heumann ...

A chronicle of ableism and disability activism in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemicHow to Be Disabled in a Pandemic documents the pivotal experiences of disabled people living in an early epicenter of COVID-19: New York City. Among those hardest hit by the pandemic, disability communities across the five boroughs have been disproportionately impacted by city and national policies, work ... Read more

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A chronicle of ableism and disability activism in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemicHow to Be Disabled in a Pandemic documents the pivotal experiences of disabled people living in an early epicenter of COVID-19: New York City. Among those hardest hit by the pandemic, disability communities across the five boroughs have been disproportionately impacted by city and national policies, work
... Read more

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On Critical Race Theory

Why It Matters & Why You Should Care

by Victor Ray ...

Narrated by James Fouhey ...

Unabridged

4 hours 25 min

**What exactly is critical race theory? This concise and accessible exploration demystifies a crucial framework for understanding and fighting racial injustice in the United States.“A clear-eyed, expert field guide.”—Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, author of Thick**From renowned scholar Dr. Victor Ray, On Critical Race Theory explains the centrality of race in American history and politics, and how ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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**What exactly is critical race theory? This concise and accessible exploration demystifies a crucial framework for understanding and fighting racial injustice in the United States.“A clear-eyed, expert field guide.”—Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, author of Thick**From renowned scholar Dr. Victor Ray, On Critical Race Theory explains the centrality of race in American history and politics, and how
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White Robes and Broken Badges

Infiltrating the KKK and Exposing the Evil Among Us

by Joe Moore ...

Narrated by Roger Wayne ...

Unabridged

8 hours 51 min

In this shocking memoir, a former FBI informant reveals what he learned from successfully infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in the backwoods of the Sunshine State, uncovering details about the hate group’s structure and its modern far-right spinoffs which are operating to achieve the same goal: inciting a second civil war by whatever violent means necessary.“We need you back.”It was a call FBI ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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In this shocking memoir, a former FBI informant reveals what he learned from successfully infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in the backwoods of the Sunshine State, uncovering details about the hate group’s structure and its modern far-right spinoffs which are operating to achieve the same goal: inciting a second civil war by whatever violent means necessary.“We need you back.”It was a call FBI
... Read more

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The Counterfeit Countess

The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles during the Holocaust

by Joanna Sliwa, Elizabeth B. White ...

Narrated by Gilli Messer ...

Unabridged

10 hours 50 min

The “remarkable…inspiring” (The Wall Street Journal) true story of Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg—a Jewish mathematician who saved thousands of lives during the Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Poland by masquerading as a Polish aristocrat—drawing on Mehlberg’s own unpublished memoir.World War II and the Holocaust have given rise to many stories of resistance and rescue, but The Counterfeit Countess is ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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The “remarkable…inspiring” (The Wall Street Journal) true story of Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg—a Jewish mathematician who saved thousands of lives during the Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Poland by masquerading as a Polish aristocrat—drawing on Mehlberg’s own unpublished memoir.World War II and the Holocaust have given rise to many stories of resistance and rescue, but The Counterfeit Countess is
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Gather Me

A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me

by Glory Edim ...

Narrated by Glory Edim ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

A “dramatic [and] ingeniously crafted” (Los Angeles Times) memoir of family, community, and resilience, and an ode to the power of books to help us understand ourselves, from the renowned founder of Well-Read Black Girl.“A beautiful portrait of a full life that has been buoyed by an expansive and ever-growing love for words and for language.”—Hanif Abdurraqib, author of There’s Always This YearAN ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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A “dramatic [and] ingeniously crafted” (Los Angeles Times) memoir of family, community, and resilience, and an ode to the power of books to help us understand ourselves, from the renowned founder of Well-Read Black Girl.“A beautiful portrait of a full life that has been buoyed by an expansive and ever-growing love for words and for language.”—Hanif Abdurraqib, author of There’s Always This YearAN
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