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

Soon to be Apple feature movie, Being Heumann, directed by CODA’s Sian Heder and starring BAFTA-nominated actress Ruth Madeley as Judy Heumann

As featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp, and for readers of I Am Malala, 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 young readers’ edition of her acclaimed memoir, Being Heumann, Judy shares her journey of battling 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 went on to lead 150 disabled people in the longest sit-in protest in US history at the San Francisco Federal Building. Cut off from the outside world, the group slept on office floors, faced down bomb threats, and risked their lives to win the world’s attention and the first civil rights legislation for disabled people.

Judy’s bravery, persistence, and signature rebellious streak will speak to every person fighting to belong and fighting for social justice.

Absolutely Incredible Book!

Our 13 y.o. with Down syndrome LOVED this book and learning about Judy. There isn’t a better self-advocate than Judy for our daughter to idolize. What an absolute hero!

The inspiring speeches.

Very inspiring. Brought attention to disabled rights. The story wasn’t boring, it was very good.

Great book, but...

Great story, unless you've already read Being Heumann... it's almost identical. Otherwise, it's an important message and compelling story. I would have rated it 5 stars if I hadn't just read Being Heumann a few months earlier. The narration is great in both!

An Icon Ahead of Her Time

This is a fantastic book about a fantastic person that history has seemed all to quick to try and bury. The fact this woman is not once mentioned in a school curriculum history book is a disservice to her legacy and her and all the others that fought for the rights we (people with disabilities) now have today. This woman is a great teacher, and someone who was ahead of her time with how she saw and treated others, my only hope is that others see her attitude and wherewithal and can model their own lives after her teachings, if so the world could be a better place.

Inspiring

Judy inspires. Her disability aside, her ability to organize people for a cause and her dedication… It takes an incredible person to do what she did, even without a disability. I love that she continued her work on the world stage for human rights.