Disability Pride
Disability pride can mean being proud of who you are and embracing your disability.
It can also mean feeling confident and not hiding your disability.
Many people see their disability as an important part of who they are.
What is disability pride?
In this 3 minute video disabled young people talk about what disability pride means to them.
What are some good things about having a disability?
There are a lot of good things about having a disability.
Disabled people can have strengths that others do not have. For example, disabled people are often good problem solvers because of the barriers they face.
“The best thing about having a disability is that there is a community of disabled people … so you have a ready-made group of people that you fit in with and can be friends with.” – River
Celebrating disability pride
To celebrate disability pride you can:
- Go to events and meet other disabled people
- Read articles and watch videos by disabled people
- Talk about your life on social media
- Read books and watch movies that have disabled actors.
It is good to watch TV shows and movies where disabled characters are played by disabled actors. That is another way to celebrate disability pride and the disability community.
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Disability pride means different things to different people.
In this 1 minute video disabled young people share the best things about having a disability.
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