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Rolling Warrior: a polio survivor's memoir of fighting for disability rights

Since the 1970s, Judith Heumann has worked tirelessly for human rights and dignity, for "equal rights in an unequal world" for disabled people. Working with non-profits, NGOs, and community-based groups, Judy is a fierce advocate, a "Rolling Warrior." Diagnosed with polio at a young age, Judy has lived the majority of her life in a wheelchair, and the majority of that life creatively struggling to transform the world. — Read the rest