Disability Pride Month Begins July 1
By
Minnesota PRSA Admin
Posted: 2025-07-01T22:41:00Z
Disability Pride Month: “We Belong Here, and We’re Here to Stay”
When Pride Month celebrations wind down for the LGBTQIA+ community on June 30, Disability Pride Month begins July 1. This year’s theme “We Belong Here, and We’re Here to Stay,” is a message that was selected by The Arc’s National Council of Self-Advocates.
Disabilities can be visible or invisible, present at birth or develop later, and diagnosed early in life or later. They can affect anyone, regardless of socio-economic background. It is critical that people with disabilities are included in every facet of community life and are free of discrimination.
Like the LGBTQIA+ community, Disability Pride Month has a flag, and the faded black background and colored stripe have meaning.
Minnesota PRSA encourages its members to learn more about people with disabilities and explore ways to improve our communities as individuals and as an organization of professional communicators who continually strive to be more inclusive. Here are some helpful resources to begin or continue that journey:
Communicating With and About People with Disabilities (CDC)
Being Blind Has Not Stopped Rachel Carver, APR, from a Successful PR Career (PRsay)
Widening the Aperture of Diversity to Include People with Disabilities (PRsay)
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution – Netflix
Team Members With Disabilities Provide Fresh Perspectives (Strategies & Tactics)
If you or someone you know has a disability (visible or invisible) and would be interested in being a speaker or providing resources for a chapter event, please reach out to Amy Frantti or Iris Cumberbatch, co-chairs of Minnesota PRSA’s DEI Committee. We’d love to hear from you!
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