Film 'Being Heumann' to Depict Landmark Disability Rights Activism in the U.S.
The film 'Being Heumann,' directed and co-written by Academy Award-winning Sian Heder, is set for a limited theatrical release on November 6th and will stream exclusively on Apple TV starting November 13th. The movie is based on the memoir of Judith Heumann, an internationally recognized American Disability Rights activist often referred to as 'The mother of the disability rights movement.' The narrative centers on Heumann's efforts to ensure the enforcement of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a pivotal provision that explicitly prohibited discrimination against individuals with disabilities in any program or activity receiving federal funding. The film recounts the 1977 occupation of a federal building by a coalition of disabled individuals, which became the longest such occupation in American history, ultimately leading to action from bureaucrat Joseph Califano to sign the bill.
