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Celebrating Disability Pride Month with Singlehanded Courage In honor of Disability Pride Month, I am thrilled to share some insightful quotes from Ruth Rathblott, a remarkable disability activist, author, TedX speaker who joined me this week for #GrownWomanWednesday. Let her words inspire you to embrace disability, challenge stereotypes, and create a more inclusive world. Let’s consider the achievements and abilities of individuals with disabilities not just this month, but every day! 🎉💪 #DisabilityPrideMonth #InclusionMatters #Inspiration. If you missed this week's episode, the link is in the comments.

  Celebrating Disability Pride Month!!! Let’s come together and make a conscious effort to uplift the voices of those who are often shut down and/or not fully accepted for who they are. Let’s come together and make a conscious effort to learn about people’s true experiences rather than making assumptions. Let’s come together and invite people to participate in the conversations that matter to help create social change. What will you do this month to honour and celebrate Disability Pride Month?   #AnuVision #AccessibilityForAll #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityPride #AccessibilityMatters #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #DisabilityAwareness

Celebrating Disability Pride Month with Singlehanded Courage In honor of Disability Pride Month, I am thrilled to share some insightful quotes from Ruth Rathblott Rathblott, a remarkable disability activist, author, TedX speaker who joined me this week for #GrownWomanWednesday. Let her words inspire you to embrace disability, challenge stereotypes, and create a more inclusive world. Let’s consider the achievements and abilities of individuals with disabilities not just this month, but every day! 🎉💪 #DisabilityPrideMonth #InclusionMatters #Inspiration. If you missed this week's episode, the link is in the comments.

As we continue to honor Disability Pride Month, let's spark a conversation that celebrates our beautiful diversity and breaks down barriers. 💬✨ 📣 "Disabled" is not a label to fear or avoid – it's a badge of strength, resilience, and uniqueness. This month, let's embrace our differences and empower each other with love and understanding. 🧐 Let's challenge the misconceptions and negativity that have clung to the word "disabled." Instead, let's shine a spotlight on the incredible abilities and contributions of our diverse community. 🌺 Disability Pride is about rewriting the narrative – from exclusion to inclusion, from stigma to acceptance. It's about celebrating the richness that our differences bring to the world. 🌍 So, let's choose our words wisely and use language that uplifts, supports, and empowers. Let's foster an inclusive society where everyone is embraced and valued for who they are. 🗣️💗 Let's unite and celebrate our triumphs, stories, and voices. Together, we'll create a world that thrives on love, respect, and empathy. 💛🤗 -- #DisabilityPrideMonth #CelebrateDiversity #EmbraceOurDifferences #BreakingBarriers #EmpowerWithLove #InclusiveCommunity #RedefineDisability #ChooseEmpoweringWords #UnityInDiversity #PrideInWhoWeAre #LoveAndAcceptance #TogetherWeThrive

This July, we celebrate Disability Pride Month, a time dedicated to recognizing the contributions, achievements, and diversity of people with disabilities. It's a month where we celebrate their unique abilities, challenge stigma, and promote inclusivity in all aspects of society. As we celebrate Disability Pride Month, it's important to remember that disability pride is not about ignoring the challenges that individuals face. It's about celebrating resilience, strength, and the rich diversity within the disability community. It's about advocating for accessibility, equality, and justice so that every person, regardless of ability, can live a life of dignity and fulfillment. Check out our latest blog and learn more about Disability Pride Month, its history, and how we all can celebrate: https://lnkd.in/eY24PpC4 #DisabilityPrideMonth #Pride #DEI #ForrestSolutions

🌟 Celebrating Disability Pride Month in July! 🌈 In the spirit of inclusivity and diversity, we join hands to amplify the voices of our amazing community during Disability Pride Month. 🎉 Disability Pride is all about celebrating and reclaiming our visibility in public because people with disabilities have historically been pushed out of public spaces. Within the flag, each colour stripe has a meaning: • Blue: mental illness. • Yellow: cognitive and intellectual disabilities. • Green: sensory perception disabilities. • Red: physical disabilities. • The Black Field: this field is to represent the disabled people who have lost their lives due to not only their illness, but also negligence, suicide, and eugenics. • The Lightning Bolt: the shape of the lightning bolt represents the non-lateral lives that many disabled people live, often having to adapt themselves or their physical routes to get around an inaccessible society. We embrace and celebrate the unique strengths, talents, and perspectives of individuals with disabilities. Together, we create a place that champions accessibility, acceptance, and equality for all. 🌍✨ #DisabilityPride #InclusionMatters #DiversityandInclusion #Equality #SocialJustice #EmbraceDifferences #celebration #DisabilityPrideMonth #diversity

World Institute on Disability remembers Brad Lomax, a disability rights activist, who helped lead the 504 Sit-in in San Francisco. Explore the powerful intersection of Black disabled history and Black History Month, shedding light on often overlooked achievements that hold the potential to drive systemic change for present and future generations of disabled individuals worldwide by reading this blog post by Dikko Yusuf: https://lnkd.in/gMHJvmvB

July is Disability Pride Month! This month is a time to recognize and celebrate the talents, perspectives, achievements, and contributions of individuals with unique abilities. At CABVI, we understand the importance of embracing diversity and we are proud to be able to foster inclusivity through supporting individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Join us in celebrating Disability Pride Month by spreading awareness, promoting inclusivity and accessibility, and supporting organizations that are dedicated to empowering individuals with unique abilities. To learn how you can support our mission at CABVI, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/g3hCDVd6 Together, let's embrace diversity and strive for a more inclusive society for all. #CABVI #DisabilityPrideMonth #InclusionMatters Image Description: Text that says “Disability is not inability.” Rainbow stripes and fireworks transitioning into text that says “Recognize unique abilities. Celebrate unique abilities. Embrace unique abilities.”

Did you know that July is Disability Pride Month? It's an opportunity to raise awareness of disabilities, start positive conversations and celebrate the diversity and differences of our disabled communities. No matter what the month means to individuals, the main focus is to be proud of being disabled and for people to be unapologetically themselves. So how can you step up as allies this month and beyond? ⚫️ Advocate for flexible work policies 🟤 Support disabled owned businesses ⚪️ Get involved in your Disability ERG ⚫️ Sponsor disabled future leaders 🟤 Review policies and language for ableist standards ⚪️ Remove ableist hiring practices But most importantly, ask your disabled friends, colleagues, and communities how you can best support them in the ways they need. Your work as an ally begins today. #Allyship #Inclusion #DisabilityPrideMonth #InclusionMatters #DisabilityInclusion #DiversityAndInclusion #Equity #Belonging

Are we starting Disability Pride month with a bang? 💥 No, we're starting it with a gentle cheer at an appropriate volume. Some of us have sensory sensitivities don't you know! 💚 Here are a few key things for you to remember this month ▪ Not all disabilities are visible! ▪ Person first or identity first language? If you don't know, just ask us! ▪ Disabled isn't a dirty word, but some people don't like it and that's absolutely fine! ▪ Talking about inclusion is one thing, becoming an inclusive employer is another... What are you doing to mark Disability Pride month? 🙌 #disabilitypride #disabilityawareness #workplacetraining