Disability Rights in the Shadow of Trade Wars and Patriotism At this year's Toronto International Film Festival, Oscar winning director Sian Heder brought attention to the importance of collective action.
Her film Being Heumann, an Apple Original Films production, opened the festival with a story about disability rights leader Judy Heumann's 1977 campaign, which led to the Americans With Disabilities Act.
The current context of rising nationalism and trade tensions between the US and Canada adds significance to Heder's comments on collective action.