12 Best Ways To Celebrate Disability Pride Month
12 Best Ways To Celebrate Disability Pride Month July is Disability Pride Month! For the past 34 years, July has been an important month for the disability community. The Americans With Disabilities Act was passed on July 26th, 1990. That year, Boston became the first city to celebrate Disability Pride Day with a parade. Since then cities across the country have followed suit with marches, pageants and parades. Disability is a spectrum encompassing a vast uniqueness of illnesses. However, it is important to recognize that, contrary to the societal norm, disability should not be seen as existing “without.” As a proud disabled woman, I am reminded every day of the unique qualities that my Cerebral Palsy has allowed me to gain. I am empathetic, resilient, and skillfully adaptable. A common misconception about Disability Pride Month is that it is trying to steal the spotlight from LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Disability and queerness are not mutually exclusive. The reality of disability is that we …
