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Milestone Events in Disability History Part Three: Education, Healthcare, Disability Pride, and Access & Transportation
Milestone Events in Disability History Part Three: Education, Healthcare, Disability Pride, and Access & Transportation

From legislative victories to societal shifts, the journey of disability rights has been marked by significant milestone events. This blog post delves into disability history, highlighting the crucial moments that have contributed to the civil rights progress and empowerment of disabled people. Specific events are highlighted in the topic areas of education, healthcare, disability pride, and access & transportation.

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Legislation and PolicyJody Yarboroughmilestone events in disability community, disabled public transportation, disabled life, disability history, accessible education, disability and healthcare, disability pride, disability pride parade, disability pride activities, accessibility, access and transportation disabled people, disabled transportationComment
Disability Pride: Not Just Slogans and Protest Posters
Disability Pride: Not Just Slogans and Protest Posters

This is the question I'm asking myself: do you have a pride movement without a society asserting (in overt and subtle ways) that you have nothing to be proud of? Did the disability pride movement evolve out of a genuine place of self-love and self-acceptance? Or rather, out of protests by disabled people to prove they have worth in a world that can't begin to understand what that worth could be?

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Disability IdentityJody Yarboroughdisabled and proud, disability pride, disability identity, disability pride movement, what is disability pride, celebrating disability pride month, disability pride ableism, disability pride activities, disability pride definition, disability pride history, disability pride meaning, disability pride parade, disability pride slogans, why disability inclusion is important, quotes on inclusion of the disabledComment