Mastodawn

Wait, disability ... pride? Why would someone be proud to be disabled?

One of the most important aspects of disability pride for me is to counter the shame. The shame of “being different,” the shame of “needing help,” the shame of “being a burden,” the shame from the humiliation and abuse I have experienced.

Disability pride gives me the chance to counter the shame by saying, “I am disabled, and I am proud to exist and be who I am.”

#JulyIsDisabilityPrideMonth

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TanekRune Jun 29

@sophie
There's nothing stopping us from referring to it as Disability Education Month, I suppose.

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Sophie

@TanekRune You are noticing that the thing I described has nothing to do with education?

Also, fighting against discrimination for disabled people has very little to do with education at this point. Instead, it needs societies and governments to fundamentally subscribe to address well known issues.