Hello World!

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. - Amelia Earhart

To practice using html I want to talk about my latest hero, disability activist Judith Heumann!

Known as "the mother of disability," Judy Heumann (1947-2023) was a lifelong civil rights activist for people with disabilities. After getting polio at 18 months old, Judy required a wheelchair to get around. From the beginnning her parents fought for her right to attend school and get a proper education, but in the 50's most people thought that disabled people should be ignored and locked up, and nobody expected them to learn or succeed or become a member of society in any way. Judy was among the first generation to say, "No, we're here, we have opinions and feelings, and we want our rights!"

Judy's first public fight to be treated equally took place in 1970. She wanted to be a teacher, but there was no precedent for teachers who couldn't walk, and neither the government nor the New York City Board of Education believed that she could do it.