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Committee recommends commemorative plaque for disability rights leader Judy Heumann
Summary
The committee voted to recommend a resolution directing Public Works to install a commemorative plaque or artwork in United Nations Plaza honoring Judy Heumann and the city's 1977 Section 504 sit-in; the resolution was amended to add clarifying language and passed unanimously in committee.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted May 15 to recommend a resolution directing the Department of Public Works to install a commemorative plaque or artwork at United Nations Plaza honoring Judy Heumann and the activists who participated in the 1977 Section 504 sit-in.
Chair Supervisor Mirna Melgar summarized Heumann's life and leadership and recalled the 25-day sit-in at 50 United Nations Plaza in 1977 that helped prompt issuance of federal Section 504 regulations. "Disability…
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