Did you know October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month? To celebrate, the Disability Services office is giving away disability awareness pins that showcase the Disability Pride Flag.

In 2004, Chicago held its first disability pride parade. The idea of disability pride is rooted in the issue of visibility, much like the LGBTQ and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) pride.

Ladau was invited to speak at Hopkins by a grassroots group of students, faculty, and staff who organized programming for Disability Pride Month. In addition to the talk, the group is handing out pins ...

Disability pride month is an opportunity for all of us in the disability community to be proud of who we are. To raise awareness, allowing us all to look at how different organizations, charities ...

Disability Pride Month: From sunflower lanyards to the flag of overcoming, what the symbols mean By Destiny Meilleur Global News Posted July 17, 2023 2:58 pm ...

July is Disability Pride Month — it's held that month to recognize the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July 1990. The visual representation of disability pride is a ...

Events celebrating Disability Pride Month are occurring both nationally and locally. On July 17, the Lake Oswego Public Library had the organization Guide Dogs for the Blind give a presentation ...

Attending Buffalo’s Disability Pride Festival highlighted the need for year-round support and inclusion for people with disabilities. Embracing diversity and accessibility should extend beyond ...

There are a few definitions for the word “pride.” My favorite definition is the consciousness of one’s own self-dignity. As a person with a disability, I hold true to this definition so that ...

Disability Pride Month is celebrated every July to mark the anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and to recognize the achievements, experiences and struggles of ...

Disability Pride Month was officially established in 2015 during the 25th anniversary of the ADA, with New York City hosting its first Disability Pride Month parade that year.

The first disability pride events were held in Boston in 1990, the same year the civil rights law was signed. In 2004, Chicago held its first disability pride parade.