lity isabi is D M t on ha th W ? Did you know that July is It is an annual observance is used to promote visibility Pride Month? and mainstream awareness of the positive pride felt by people with physical and intellectual .

The month is a chance to honor each person's uniqueness as "a natural and beautiful part of human diversity."

Disability pride is an integral part of movement building, and a direct challenge of systemic and stigmatizing definitions of disability.

How did it originate? The Disability Flag The Americans with Disabilities Act was designed by Ann Magill, a disabled woman signed by President George H.W. Bush on The Black Field: A color of mourning; for those The Parallel July 26, 1990, prohibiting discrimination who have suffered from Stripes: against people with disabilities Ableist violence, and also Solidarity rebellion and protest. The first Disability Pride Day was held in within the in 1990. Disability The first U.S. based Disability Pride Parade Community was held in Chicago in 2004. Today, and all its differences. Disability Pride Parades are held throughout the US, in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Antonio, among others. These events celebrate "disability culture" and seek to positively influence the way The Zigzag/Lightning Bolt: How disabled people must people think about and/or define disability The Five Colors: The variety of needs and experiences (Mental navigate barriers, and the and to end "ableism," which is Illness, Intellectual and creativity in doing so; breaking characterized by negative stereotyping, Developmental Disability, free from normative authority prejudice, or discrimination toward people Invisible and Undiagnosed and body control with disabilities. Disabilities, Physical Disability, and Sensory Disabilities)

How can you support Disability Pride Month?

talk about it! With friends, family and colleagues.

share stories about disabled people who have had a positive impact on your life.

join in on the Virtual Disability Pride parade on the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act! To join, use the hashtag #VirtualDisabilityParade on July 26th.