Judy Heumann, center wheelchair, is given an ovation at the swearing in as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Service in Berkeley, California Tuesday, June 29, 1993. Judge Gail Bereola, left, did the swearing in, with Berkeley Mayor Loni Hancock, standing left and sign language interpreter Joseph Quinn and Julie Weissman, right, in attendance with a large audience.
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