Celebrating Disability Pride Month

The zig-zag design comes from the disability pride flag, and represents how disabled people creatively overcome barriers. The colors represent the wide variety of different needs and abilities.

July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate the contributions and culture of disabled people everywhere. This commemoration coincides with the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) thirty-two years ago on July 26, 1990, which legally prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities, including in employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications, and in relation to accessing government services.

More than three decades later, Disability Pride Month serves as an opportunity to reflect on the work still to be done to make these legal protections a lived reality, and to ensure that disabled people are fully affirmed, included, supported, and protected in our society.

At Stonewall, we understand how the snowball effect of systemic discrimination and ableism can impact our disabled community members – especially those who are queer, trans, and/or people of color – and that’s why we’re honored to support numerous organizations working to uplift their lives. Check out these incredible grantee partners doing just that:

H.Y.P.E. to Empower is a youth advocacy and HIV organization that develops programs to empower youth to succeed individually and become leaders in their communities. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, H.Y.P.E provides life-saving services in a an underserved region of the country.

Disability Justice Culture Club is a collective of disabled and neurodivergent queer and trans BIPOC based in Oakland, California. They are currently raising funds to preserve their accessible space as a hub for queer disability justice activism and community.