Why pride.
People ask us why we use the word pride. Why not awareness. Why not acceptance. Why the language of the gay rights movement in a disability context. The question is fair and the answer is specific.
People ask us why we use the word pride. Why not awareness. Why not acceptance. Why the language of the gay rights movement in a disability context. The question is fair and the answer is specific.
Awareness is insufficient. The world is aware of us. Awareness has not improved our employment rates, our health outcomes, our housing security, or our safety. Awareness has sold puzzle piece merchandise. Awareness has commissioned campaigns that talked over us. Awareness is the floor we have been standing on for two decades while the ceiling has not moved.
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