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Judy Heumann, a renowned advocate for the rights of disabled people, has died at the age of 75.

Heumann was an internationally recognised leader of the disability rights movement whose activism led to the implementation of major legislation in the United States.

Her campaigning career eventually received significant recognition and she served in the Clinton administration and was appointed special advisor on international disability rights by Barack Obama.

Anna Landre is a disability justice activist who was mentored by Ms. Heumann. What did she teach her about navigating the world as a disabled woman?

(Photo shows Judy Heumann at the United Nations in New York City on 20 May 2022. Credit: Chance Yeh/Getty Images)