The leading US disability rights advocate Judy Heumann, who has died aged 75, fought for her own and others’ emancipation, and blazed a trail for fellow campaigners around the world.
Espousing both direct action and working with and inside government, she played a decisive role in securing legislation outlawing discrimination against disabled people across the US and helping shape international protocols. She served the Clinton and Obama administrations and became the first adviser on disability and development at the World Bank.
