July is Disability Pride Month!

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July is Disability Pride Month

Disability Pride Month commemorates the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July 1990.

The month is born from the disability rights movement as a way of honoring the history and achievements of disabled people, while also highlighting the continued fight against ableism, discrimination, and barriers to accessing full lives in society.

People with disabilities constitute the largest minority group in the United States, making up an estimated 20 percent of the total population. It is also the most diverse group, crossing lines of age, ethnicity, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, and socioeconomic status.

Check out our Disability Pride bookshelves, both physical, located on the Library's first floor, and digital, through our Disability Pride Ebookshelf located at tiny.cc/disabilityprideebooks

Learn more about Disablity Pride at www.ameridisability.com/how-to-display-disability-pride