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Ruth Madeley Lands Lead Role In Apple’s Civil Rights Film ‘Being Heumann’ From ‘CODA’s Siân Heder
Apple's 'Being Heumann' has tapped Ruth Madeley to portray disability activist Judy Heumann.
The protestors quickly form a tightly bound community, refusing to leave until the government enforces section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which required all federal spaces to become accessible. We were first to report on Heder’s involvement with the project in 2021 — before her film CODA made history at the Oscars as the first with a predominantly Deaf cast to win Best Picture. She broke out with the 2015 BBC drama Don’t Take My Baby, earning a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress for her turn as Anna, a disabled woman fighting to keep custody of her child.
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