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Fighting For YES! (Audio Descriptive): The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann
Written by Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Judith Heumann and Vivien Mildenberger
Narrated by Judith Heumann and Ali Stroker
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Containing audio descriptions of the illustrations, this children's biography celebrates disability-rights activist Judith Heumann and one of her landmark achievements.
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Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Maryann Cocca-Leffler is an award-winning author and illustrator of more than sixty books for children, including The Power of Yet and We Want to Go to School!: The Fight for Disability Rights. She lives and works in Portland, Maine. For more information, visit MaryannCoccaLeffler.com.
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