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Fab Five

December: Five Disabilities Rights Champions

The “Fab Five” is NWHM's monthly curated selection of biographies and learning resources featuring five notable women from history and current newsmakers. During the month of December, we celebrate five champions of the disability community.

Lois Curtis was one of the plaintiffs in the landmark Supreme Court case Olmstead v. L.C. (1999) that established the right of individuals with disabilities to live in the least restrictive settings possible.

Lois Curtis

Lois Curtis

As one of the first female veterans elected to the Senate, Senator Ladda Tammy Duckworth has been a tireless advocate for veterans and new mothers.

Tammy Duckworth

Ladda Tammy Duckworth

Judith Heumann has improved accessibility and opportunities for the estimated 56 million people in the United States and one billion people around the world with disabilities.

Judith Heumann

Judith Heumann

After defending her sanity at trial in 1864, Packard campaigned to ensure the rights of the mentally ill as well as those of married women.

Elizabeth Packard

Alice Wong is the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project, an online community that fosters and amplifies disability media and culture.

Alice Wong

Alice Wong

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