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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Learn what you and your organization can do to celebrate NDEAM...because having a disability does not mean there is a lack of ability >> https://lnkd.in/eQsUZ9U #SDCB #NDEAM #DisabilityEmploymentAwareness

🎉Happy Disability Pride Month! 🤔Did you know that at least 1-in-4 adults in the United States has some type of disability? 🔷Learn more about this history of Disability Pride Month and why celebrating disability helps: https://lnkd.in/gFuaY2xW #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityPride #MDI

Seven Steps for Disability Services Offices and Programs for Students with ID to Work Together This table outlines seven critical areas where Disability Services and program staff need to work together, and lists appropriate roles and responsibilities for each office. From #ThinkCollege https://lnkd.in/eaYBZRKT #Transition #RAISE #WorkplaceEquity #DisabilityRights

This transformative journey has not only expanded my knowledge but has also deepened my understanding of the diverse perspectives within the disability community. #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityRights #DiversityandInclusion

August issue of the PADDC Spotlight! Along with our Council updates, this month's theme is Disability Justice & Equity. Disability Justice is a framework that recognizes how ableism is connected to other forms of oppression and the need to bring about equity in all of the areas. Link to enewsletter: https://lnkd.in/egYUv6Nd #DisabilityJustice

It's true that many disabilities are imperceptible to others. Others are visible but not registered by most as a disability. Think: impaired vision corrected with eyeglasses. When we consider the difference in the way we interact with disabilities we *register* as disabilities and those we don't, it can help us understand the importance of the social model of disability. For context, the social model stands in contrast to the medical model, which historically told us that there is a standard sort of person in which everything functions "right," and then there are people with inherent impairments, because they are measured against that standard. They are just disabled, regardless of context. The social model of disability says people are often and largely disabled by their environments. Barriers are in place that limit mobility or pace, for instance, and we can remove those barriers or reinforce them. A wheelchair user who cannot get to a conference room on the second floor because the elevator is out of service is disabled by the staircase being the only access point to the second floor. I am a glasses-wearer, and have been effectively EN-abled by the investment our society has made in making sure that eyeglasses and contacts are readily available and accounted for. If my glasses were to break, I could likely acquire a new pair within a few hours anywhere I am likely to be. As a deeper example, this year I went kayaking in Spain and was handed a special lanyard to attach to my glasses so that I would not lose them—the kayaking company had thought about and invested in this proactively for everyone with glasses. Do I have impaired eyesight? Yes. Is that a disability? Yes. Does the way we have invested in our environment to remove barriers for those with impaired vision impact the ways I move in the world? Immeasurably. How might we look at, think about, or treat other disabilities if we made the investments to remove comparable barriers as a norm? How would the resulting lives disabled folks could live impact the way we see them vs. how we may perceive them now? Credit to Imani Barbarin for reminding me that glasses-wearers are disabled in a recent talk of hers. I recommend checking out her work. © Compassionate Accountability LLC

Over 1/4 of Canadian adults—about 8 million people—live with at least one disability. This is a significant increase from 2017, reflecting both a growing awareness of disabilities and an actual rise in cases, particularly related to mental health. While many disabilities are readily apparent, a substantial number are hidden or invisible. Conditions like mental health challenges, chronic pain, and learning disabilities are common yet often go unnoticed. In fact, over 10% of Canadians reported experiencing mental health-related disabilities in 2022 alone. It's clear that a large portion of the millions of Canadians with disabilities live with conditions that are not immediately visible.

July is Disability Pride Month! 🧑🏽🦽 A month to accept and honour each person’s uniqueness. The main focus is to be proud of being disabled and for people to be unapologetically themselves without having to fear making others uncomfortable or hiding for the comfort of others. #disabilitypridemonth #disabledpride #disabilitypride #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #wellbeingforus

Have lived experience of Disability? Share your thoughts on the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) recommendations on safeguarding measures for people with disability. JFA Purple Orange is hosting webinars to gather feedback from people with lived experience of Disability on the 6 key themes of the DRC. Next week’s session is about how SA can offer better safeguards to prevent and reduce abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. If this topic is important to you, register and share your thoughts in the webinar next week, on January 31 at 12:30pm. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gkWj-P38 #HumanServicesSA #MakingADifference #InclusionMatters

July is Disability Pride Month The first Disability Pride day was held in 1990 and the same year the ADA was signed into law. It’s been 34 years of growth with so much more to go. This month and every month, disability pride is so important. What are you doing to raise awareness, acceptance and inclusion? #accessibility a grey floor is shown with three Mission: Inclusion™️ books shown spread out on the floor. #nashandyou #keelyandyou #hippotherapy #margoandyou #feedingtubeawareness #syandyou #disabilitybooks #disabilityawareness #disabilitylit #disabilitykidlit #limbdifference #cochlearimplant #feedingtubeawareness #cerebralpalsy #aacuser #apraxiaofspeech #amputee #inclusiveeducation #inclusivechildrensbooks #margoandyou #syandyou #missioninclusion #aacdevice #raredisease