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Be a Hero: In Memory of Ady Barkan (by Elena Hung)

Ady Barkan, health care activist and co-founder of Be A Hero, passed away from complications of ALS on 11/1/23. This tribute is adapted from remarks delivered at CareFest in Los Angeles on 11/2/23.  Like so many who loved him, when I think of Ady, I think

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Judy Heumann, Rolling Warrior

This week, the disability community lost a great light. Judy Heumann has been called the mother of the disability rights movement, and her life reflected that. She was kind, warm, encouraging to Little Lobbyists families, and, especially to our children.  Her own family, as described in her memoir, Being Heumann: