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Did you know that in 2023, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario passed a bill that establishes July as Disability Pride Month? Our latest blog discusses the history of this month https://lnkd.in/eWVHS28c 

July is #DisabilityPrideMonth, and disability advocates and organizations have launched the Stop Special Campaign! This initiative calls for an end to using the word "special" to describe people with disabilities. Join the movement and visit StopSpecial.org to learn more about their effort, access tools and resources, and take the pledge to spread the word!

This 2-part webinar is being offered next month by one of our grantees, The Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium, and is an opportunity to consider: - how disabled people are often systematically marginalized and excluded; - strategies that support those same people as they create full, meaningful, and satisfying lives in the community. https://lnkd.in/dF8XNE3K #DisabilityJustice #ValuedRoles

"Disabled people need to be given the opportunity to represent ourselves and to tell our own stories." Luke Galvani is a Master's student at Simon Fraser University's School of Communications. As a disability advocate, Luke shares his insights on disability representation, accessibility in post-secondary education and his work in disabled sexual deviance in film. #DisabilityRepresentation #Communications #DisabilityAdvocate #Duchenne https://lnkd.in/gt76vXZ3

Our conversation series, KUT Considers, is discussing Disability in Texas in partnership with the “Texas Standard.” Join us for this free community event, Jan. 24, at The Long Center. Shelly Brisbin will lead our panel of experts, including Nancy Crowther, Texas Parent To Parent and Sashikala Nisankarao in conversation on some of the top issues affecting the 3.5 million Texans who live with a disability. #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityEducation #DisabilityTransportation https://lnkd.in/gN3_SAtB

Learn about the history of Disability Pride Month in today's blog.

As #DisablityPrideMonth wraps up, continue to advocate for change by taking the pledge to #StopSpecial. Join disability advocates and organizations and call for an end to the use of the word "special" to describe people with disabilities. Learn more: StopSpecial.org

This is a really thought provoking article. #accessibility #disability #occupationalhealth #OHAW2024

"Disability Issues" are everybody's issues! Bodily autonomy, health disparities, access to health care, proximity to political power, Liberty, housing, education, employment. As a group we are bigger than either the Republicans or Democrats and we must demand politicians understand that. See how candidates running for office responded to the disability community's questions on Disability Rights Montana's website. Then decide who you think answered best and use your power at the ballot box! #NDVRW2024 #DisabilityVoting #REVUP #AccessibilityMatters #EveryVoteCounts #Inclusion #EqualRights #DisabilityAdvocacy #VoterEmpowerment https://lnkd.in/gQa2DvYC

Did you know at least 1-in-4 adults in the United States has some type of disability? Every July we celebrate Disability Pride Month which marks the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This month is an opportunity to honor the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of the disability community. We’d also like to highlight Open Hearth’s Continuum of Care Permanent Supportive Housing program (CoC), in which all 75+ participating households are headed by a person with a disability. To qualify for CoC, an individual or family must be experiencing homelessness at entry into the program. Unfortunately, people with disabilities are over represented within the homeless community. Let’s celebrate Disability Pride Month by supporting a future where individuals with disabilities are not disproportionately affected by homelessness. #DisabilityPride #OpenHearth #PermanentSupportiveHousing