Скачать или смотреть From “Fire Hazard” to Hero: Judy Heumann’s Stand

Told her wheelchair made her a “fire hazard,” Judy Heumann was literally barred from her own classroom. Instead of backing down, she turned that insult into fuel for a historic civil rights fight.

In this 30-second cinematic short, we follow Judy from exclusion at a 1950s brick schoolhouse window to leading the groundbreaking 1977 San Francisco 504 sit-in—an occupation that forced the U.S. government to finally sign Section 504 and recognize disability rights as civil rights.

🎬 WHAT YOU’LL SEE
• A young Judy Heumann facing school exclusion for using a wheelchair
• The powerful 1977 San Francisco 504 sit-in led by disabled activists
• Judy at the podium, refusing to be ignored or erased
• The triumphant moment that helped secure protections for millions

🕰️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Judy labeled a “fire hazard” outside her school
0:07 Washington stalls on enforcing Section 504
0:14 Inside the 1977 San Francisco sit-in
0:22 Judy’s powerful speech for disability rights
0:26 Victory and the signing of Section 504
0:29 How one protest sparked future disability protections

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