Disability Pride Month Resources

Observed each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) celebrates the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities past and present and showcases supportive, inclusive employment policies and practices that benefit employers and employees.

Disability Pride Month is celebrated every July and is an opportunity to honor the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of the disability community. It marks the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, landmark legislation that broke down barriers to inclusion in society. But barriers still exist, which is why we need to honor every kind of disability, the people who identify with them, and the wide range of supports they need to thrive.

This is a collection of resources that can be used to deepen our understanding and appreciation of the history and culture of this heritage and identity centric month.

Videos

How Do You Want to Be Identified?

WorkingNation video on the importance of asking for self-identification.

Ableism Across a Lifetime

A DARU about detailing abelism and how it affects life.

Normalizing Disability Begins in School

TED Talk explaining how acceptance works best when it starts young.

Empowering Disabled Students

TEDx Talk on how to empower disabled students at school.

Disability Pride Month

Video highlighting individuals with disabilities, their accomplishments and their influence on society.

Videos on Neurodiversity

Articles

Disability Employment Awareness Month

Library of Congress article sharing he history of Disability Employment Awareness Month

Short History of the 504 Sit-In

DREDF article celebrating the history of the first federal protections for disabled people.

Bridge Between Civil Rights Movements

NY Times article sharing the story of activist Brad Lomax.

Invisible Disability

Invisible Disability Association explanation of invisible disabilities.

What is Disability Pride?

Article defining disability pride.

Disability Pride Month Booklist

Powell's Books month disability book list.

Here’s Why Normalizing Our Differences Is Important

Article explaining why it's important to normalize disability.

Neurodiversity Articles

Poems

The Wanting Way

Article explaining the importance of poetry to some neurodivergent people.

Disability Poetics

Collection exploring disability in modern and contemporary poetry.

Artists and Activists

Page showing disabled artists and activists.

Fifteen Poetry Recommendations

Curated list of fifteen poetry books.

Podcasts

Disability Inclusion: Required

Disability Inclusion: Required podcast is a call to action for philanthropy to meaningfully work toward disability inclusion, rights, and justice.

Down to the Struts

Down to the Struts is a podcast where we uncover the building blocks for a more accessible, inclusive, and equitable world for all disabled people.

Included: The Disability Equity Podcast

A podcast from the Johns Hopkins University Disability Health Research Center that challenges stereotypes of disability by sharing stories, data, and news.

Movies

ReelAbilities

Independent nonprofit and the premiere global exhibitor of disability-focused cinema.

Being Michelle

A deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse uses her artwork to depict the trauma and heal from her past\

Organizations

Rocky Mountain ADA

Provides information, training, and guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

AHEAD

Leading professional membership association for individuals committed to equity for disabled people in higher education

The Independence Center

Local home of civil rights for people with disabilities.

IN!

To create inclusive college opportunities in Colorado for students with intellectual disability to foster academic growth, social development, greater independence, and career advancement.