Author: Susan Cumings

Susan G. Cumings teaches in the Writing and Critical Inquiry Program at UAlbany (SUNY). Her recent publications include chapters in Emerging Aesthetic Imaginaries, (Rowman & Littlefield) and The Image of Disability: Essays on Media Representations, (McFarland), and she is a featured speaker in the Discovery+ documentary CRUTCH (2020), about disabled dancer/activist/performance artist Bill Shannon.

Rest in Power: Judy Heumann, a Tireless Organizer for Disability Rights

On Sunday, March 4, the world lost a fierce, funny, tireless organizer for disability rights with the death of Judith Ellen “Judy” Heumann.

If you want to work for change, take her advice: “When other people see you as a third-class citizen, the first thing you need is a belief in yourself and the knowledge that you have rights. The next thing you need is a group of friends to fight back with.”