"One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong in school and society -a powerful role model for young adults with a passion for activism"-- Heumann was only five 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, she had a drive for equality that was instilled early in life. In this young readers' edition of her memoir, she tells her personal story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn't built for all of us. Heumann recounts her lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance , and inclusion in society. -- adapted from back cover and information from regular print edition

This young-readers edition of Judy Heumann₂s memoir offers an introduction to the disability-rights movement through the lens of her life and her fight to belong.

"Heumann was only five 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, she had a drive for equality that was instilled early in life. In this young readers' edition of her memoir, Being Heumann, Judy shares her journey of fighting for equal access in an unequal world--from fighting to attend grade school after being described as a "fire hazard" because of her wheelchair to suing the New York City school system for denying her a teacher's license because of her disability. Judy then led 150 disabled people in the longest sit-in protest in US history at the San Francisco Federal Building. Judy's bravery, persistence, and signature rebellious streak will speak to every person fighting to belong and fighting for social justice"--back cover.