July is Disability Pride Month

July is Disability Pride Month

We encourage you to learn more about people with disabilities, share your stories, and learn about ableism. 

How can you begin? By reading of course! We have a display here at our branch as well as bibliography bookmarks to help you track  down titles, inncluding those in digital formats. 

The disability pride flag is another place to start. Userway explains the symbolism of the flag as follows:

• Charcoal gray background: In memory of the victims of ableist abuse and violence, including children or those killed, suicides, or individuals who suffered from negligence

• Diagonal band: Cutting across the barriers blocking people with disabilities from full participation, integration, and inclusion in society

• Red stripe: Physical disabilities (chronic pain/fatigue, mobility impairment, loss of limbs)

• Gold stripe: Neurodivergence (autism, ADHD, dyslexia)

• White stripe: Undiagnosed and invisible disabilities

• Blue stripe: Psychiatric disabilities (depression, PTSD, anxiety, etc.)

• Green stripe: Sensory disabilities (hearing loss, visual impairments, etc.)