Celebrate pride.
Build community.
Spark joy.
Our Mission
Disability Pride Pennsylvania (DPP) exists to celebrate disability, build community, and advance disability justice by centering disabled leadership and lived experience across Pennsylvania.
We serve Disabled people across the Commonwealth, with a focus on creating inclusive spaces where disabled voices, leadership, and culture are visible, valued, and empowered.
Join us in Celebration of International Day of Disabled People!!
On December 3 from 6–8 p.m., Disability Pride Pennsylvania will bring Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and virtual guests together for One Scoop, Two Cities: Community Together, an evening of sweet treats, connection, and disabled joy in recognition of the International Day of Disabled People.
Our Pittsburgh celebration is presented in partnership with the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, with treats supplied by Cookie Cookie Ice Cream. Our Philadelphia celebration is presented in partnership with the United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia, with treats supplied by Ben & Jerry’s. Friends joining virtually are invited to grab their favorite sweet treat and celebrate with us from wherever they are.
This event reflects the heart of Disability Pride Pennsylvania’s work: bringing people together, creating accessible community, and centering disabled leadership and joy. Each year, our five part-time staff members and hardworking board serve more than 5,000 people with the support of friends, allies, donors, and partners like you.
We’ve been nominated for
Environmental Justice award
For our Outdoor Adventures work to ensure that communities most affected by environmental challenges have a voice in creating a healthier and more equitable future. Join our board president Nico Meyering at the SustainPHL 2026.
German Society Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Thursday, October 29 • 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Help us celebrate our Executive Director’s 13th year by giving to Our Lucky 13 Accessible Joy Fund.
Building Community & Culture
DPP’s goals are to center disabled leadership in all programs and decisions, build inclusive and accessible community spaces, amplify disabled voices in civic and cultural life, reduce barriers to participation through education and advocacy, and strengthen partnerships that advance disability justice statewide.
This video was taken at the 3rd Annual Disability Pride Pittsburgh celebration on August 24, 2024. The event brought together community, music, comedy, poetry, and games at Schenley Plaza.
Empowerment
Disability Pride Pennsylvania inspires individuals with disabilities to lead the movement for equity and inclusion while actively working toward systemic change in every aspect of life. Through collaboration and partnerships, the organization builds collective power and momentum toward a world where everyone, regardless of ability, has equal access, opportunities, and representation.
In the video, State Representative Joe Hohenstein speaks about our Capitol Crawl in Harrisburg!
Disability Pride Merch
Wear your pride! Our new shop offers tees, tanks, hoodies, and more in S- 5XL(in select sizes) sizes. New merch coming soon!
Claiming Space
Interested in bringing a Disability Pride Pennsylvania event to your community?
DPP partners with local disabled leaders and organizations to create accessible, disability-led celebrations across Pennsylvania. If you’d like us to help host and plan an event in your area, contact us to begin the request process.
Please fill out the form with your location, event idea, potential partners, and why a Disability Pride event is needed in your community.
Let’s bring disability pride, joy, access, and community to more places across Pennsylvania!
“Disability culture must arise out of the spontaneous desire of disabled people to share our feelings, experiences and desires, our loves and hates, our pleasures as well as our sufferings, amongst ourselves. In other words, we have to make the choice that we want to identify ourselves as disabled people. We have to be willing to express our separate identity. There can be no disability culture without this freely made choice.” —Vic Finklestein, co-founder of the Disability Arts and Disability Rights Movements
