We are fast approaching the end of Disability Pride Month— a time of celebration and reflection. For me, it’s an opportunity to embrace disabled people’s identities, amplify our voices and acknowledge our collective contributions to society.
It’s about driving real cultural change—a shift in how we understand disability, value difference and embracing it as part of the human experience.
As someone who has lived with cerebral palsy all my life, I see Disability Pride Month as a vital reminder that disability is a powerful and integral part of my identity and is one of the characteristics that makes me who I am.
Over the past five years I have written and spoken about my research and my lived experience of disability to hundreds of people, almost all of whom either have or will experience disability directly or indirectly in their lives.
In our workshops many people open up and share their own unique experiences and this is always extremely powerful and moving.
My PhD research showed that the voice of disabled people is vital to challenging perceptions and changing the narrative around disability. As part of We Are All Disabled’s movement for positive change we want to give a voice to people from all sectors of society and walks of life and encourage them to come forward to share their stories.
If you have lived experience of disability and would like your voice to be heard then we’d love to hear from you. Please drop us a line at hello@wearealldisabled or contact us via social media.
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