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UJudy Heumann, isishoshovu esaziwayo nesihlonishwa kakhulu esiza ukuvikela umthetho ovikela amalungelo abantu abakhubazekile, ushone eneminyaka engama-75.
Izindaba zokushona kwakhe ngoMgqibelo eWashington, DC, zithunyelwe iwebhusayithi yakhe nama-akhawunti ezinkundla zokuxhumana futhi aqinisekiswa umfowabo omncane, u-Rick Heumann.
Uthe udadewabo ubesesibhedlela isonto lonke futhi unenkinga yenhliziyo okungenzeka ukuthi ibangelwe yisifo sovendle, esihlobene nesifo sobungane esasinzima kangangokuthi wachitha izinyanga ezimbalwa ebanjwe i-iron futhi walahlekelwa amandla akhe. hamba uneminyaka engu-2.
Uchithe impilo yakhe yonke elwa, okokuqala ukuze azitholele yena bese eya kwabanye, kukhumbula umfowabo.
“Kwakungekhona ngodumo kudadewethu noma into enjalo nhlobo. Bekuhlezi kuwukuthi angenza kanjani izinto zibe ngcono kwabanye abantu,” usho kanje, wengeza ngokuthi umndeni uthole induduzo ngokuhlonishwa okutheleke kuTwitter yizicukuthwane kanye nomengameli abadlule abanjengoBill Clinton noBarack Obama.
“UJudy Heumann wayeyi-trailblazer – iqhawe elinamandla – lamalungelo abantu abakhubazekile eMelika,” kusho uMongameli Biden isitatimende. “Ngemuva kokuthi uthishanhloko ethe akakwazanga ukungena enkulisa ngoba usebenzisa isihlalo esinamasondo, uJudy uzinikele impilo yakhe yonke elwela isithunzi sabantu abaphila nokukhubazeka.”
U-Heumann wayethathwa kakhulu “njengomama wenhlangano yamalungelo abantu abakhubazekile” ngokumela kwakhe isikhathi eside egameni labantu abakhubazekile ngemibhikisho nezinyathelo zomthetho.
Wanxenxa umthetho owagcina uholele kuhulumeni Umthetho WaseMelika Abakhubazekile, Umthetho Wezemfundo Yabantu Abakhubazekile kanye Nomthetho Wokuhlunyeleliswa. Usebenze njengomsizi kanobhala we-US Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, kusukela ngo-1993 ekuphathweni kukaClinton, kwaze kwaba ngu-2001.
U-Heumann uphinde wabandakanyeka ekuphasiseni Isivumelwano Sezizwe Ezihlangene Samalungelo Abantu Abakhubazekile, esagunyazwa ngoMeyi 2008.
Wasiza ekutholeni i-Berkeley Centre for Independent Living, i-Independent Living Movement kanye ne-World Institute on Disability futhi wasebenza emabhodini ezinhlangano eziningana ezihlobene, kuhlanganise ne-American Assn. Yabantu Abakhubazekile, Isikhwama Semfundo Yamalungelo Okukhubazeka kanye Nezokuvikela, Isintu Nokufakwa kanye NoMkhandlu Wamazwe Ngamazwe WaseMelika Wokukhubazeka, ngokusho kwewebhusayithi yakhe.
U-Heumann, owazalelwa e-Philadelphia ngo-1947 futhi wakhulela eNew York City, wayengumbhali wencwadi yakhe yesikhumbuzo, “Being Heumann,” kanye nenguqulo yentsha yabantu abadala enesihloko esithi, “Rolling Warrior.”
Incwadi yakhe ilandisa ngomzabalazo wabazali bakhe, abafuduki abangamaJuda baseJalimane ababaleka eYurophu ngaphambi kokuQothulwa Kwesizwe, ababhekana nakho ngenkathi bezama ukutholela indodakazi yabo indawo esikoleni.
“Izingane ezikhubazekile zazibhekwa njengobunzima, ngokwezomnotho nangokwenhlalo,” ebhala.
URick Heumann uthe umama wakhe, amchaza “njengenja,” kwadingeka afundele udadewabo ekhaya. Okuhlangenwe nakho kokubalekela eJalimane lobuNazi kwashiya abazali nezingane zabo benentshiseko.
“Sikholelwa ngempela,” esho, “ukuthi ukucwasa akulungile nganoma iyiphi indlela, isimo noma isimo.”
U-Judy Heumann uqhubekile waphothula esikoleni esiphakeme futhi wathola iziqu ze-bachelor e-Long Island University kanye neziqu ze-masters kwezempilo yomphakathi e-UC Berkeley. Kwaba yisisekelo ngaleso sikhathi, okukhombisa ukuthi kungakanani okushintshile, kusho uMaria Town, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-American Assn. Yabantu Abakhubazekile.
“Namuhla okulindelekile ezinganeni ezikhubazekile wukuthi sizofakwa emfundweni ejwayelekile, sibe nethuba lokuya esikoleni samabanga aphezulu, siye emakolishi futhi zithole lezo ziqu,” kusho uTown ngesikhathi evuma ukuthi ukungalingani kusaqhubeka. “Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi iqiniso lokuthi umcabango wokuqala usushintshile liyinto enkulu ngempela, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi uJudy udlale indima ebalulekile.”
Uphinde wavela efilimini yangowezi-2020, “I-Crip Camp: Inguquko Yokukhubazeka,” okugqamise i-Camp Jened, ikamu lasehlobo u-Heumann ayekulo elasiza ukuvusa ukunyakaza kwamalungelo abakhubazekile. Le filimu iqokwe njengendondo ye-Academy.
Phakathi neminyaka yawo-1970 wawina icala elibhekene neBhodi Lezemfundo LaseNew York futhi waba uthisha wokuqala esifundazweni owakwazi ukusebenza esebenzisa isihlalo sabakhubazekile, ibhodi elalizame ukuthi kwakuyingozi yomlilo.
Uphinde waba ngumholi emsebenzini womlando, ongenalo udlame wezinsuku ezingama-28 esakhiweni sikahulumeni saseSan Francisco ngo-1977 owabeka inkundla yokuphasiswa komthetho i-Americans With Disabilities Act, owaba umthetho ngo-1990. isakhiwo sikahulumeni emlandweni waseMelika.
U-Town, one-cerebral palsy, uthe u-Heumann uyena owaphakamisa ukuthi asebenzise isikuta ukuze kube lula ukuhambahamba. Wayengakakulungeli ukuyizwa ekuqaleni ngemva kokutshelwa impilo yakhe yonke ukuthi udinga ukubonakala ekhubazekile kancane. Nokho, ekugcineni wanquma ukuyizama.
“Futhi kuyishintshe ngokoqobo impilo yami,” kusho uTown. Futhi lokho kwakuyingxenye yalokho uJudy akwenza. Wabasiza ngempela abantu ukwamukela ukuthi bangobani njengabantu abakhubazekile futhi baziqhenye ngalobo buntu. Futhi usize abantu abaningi ukuba baqonde amandla abo njengabantu abakhubazekile.”
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