Disability Pride Month Begins Now
Disability Pride Month starts now, and we're launching two campaigns: "Stories of Belonging: We Belong Here" and Access Looks Like.
Share Your Stories of Belonging
Disability Pride is personal — it's about identity, community, resilience, access, joy, and belonging. We're inviting everyone to share what it means to you. Disabled people, LGBTQ+ disabled people, family members, friends, allies, organizations, advocates — all of you. Finish the sentence. Post a photo, a video, a piece of art, a reflection. Tag three friends and keep it going. Tag us at @DisabilityPridePA and use #DisabilityPrideMeans #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityPridePA.
"More than a decade ago, we began raising the National ADAPT flag over Philadelphia City Hall as a powerful reminder that our community belongs, our history matters, and our voices deserve to be seen and heard. This year, I wanted to take that spirit beyond one city and invite all of Pennsylvania to celebrate Disability Pride Month together. It's about honoring the activists who paved the way, embracing who we are today, and recommitting ourselves to the work that still lies ahead. I hope this month reminds every disabled person across Pennsylvania that you belong, you matter, and you have every reason to celebrate your pride," says Vicki Landers, founder of Disability Pride Pennsylvania.
Disability Pride can be a feeling, a vibe, a sense of wholeness. What does it mean to you?
ACCESS Looks Like
Our ACCESS Looks Like series explores the positive effects that access done well has on everyone involved. It looks like belonging when everyone can participate. And space to breathe, room to move, community in action and so much more.
"I chose 'Access Looks Like' because access isn't one-size-fits-all," she says. "It looks different for every person and every community. Sometimes it's a ramp or an interpreter. Sometimes it's a quiet space, flexible seating, captions, or simply being welcomed without having to ask. This campaign is an invitation for people to see that when we build with access from the beginning, everyone belongs. My hope is that throughout Disability Pride Month, people will start noticing access all around them—and where it's still missing—and recognize that creating access is something we all have the power to do."
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and share our posts to help show the world what is possible. Don't forget to tag us or use #AccessLooksLike.
We belong here, and we're here to stay. 💚♿
Access looks like different things for different people. At its core is the knowledge that if it is accessible for you, it IS for you, and you belong.
