* This post is written by one of our volunteer content creators. * Before we discuss disability pride, we first need to look at how we define the word ‘disability’ as it’s used by so many people but often without a common understanding, for example, did you know that the ‘dis-’ in disability means ‘other’? […]
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Disability Pride 2021
* This post has been written by one of our volunteer content creators. * As we reach the end of Disability Pride Month, I was honoured to have been asked by Lauren to reflect on my thoughts regarding this occasion as a disabled person. Disability Pride can often be a really challenging month for people […]
Disability Pride 2020
July is Disability Pride Month – an occasion designed to end stigmas, raise awareness, and encourage others to accept people living with disabilities as a natural, beautiful part of human diversity. It also coincides with the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act signing in 1990 – a major movement that you can learn more […]