Disability pride month

July has started: the Disability Pride Month!

Disability is often a topic less mentioned in discussions about #diversity #equity and #inclusion and yet more than 1.3 billion people globally live with disability*.

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities states that disability does not result from a diagnosis or impairment, but when a person encounters inaccessible, inflexible, or insufficient environments, systems and attitudes.

Disability as a mismatch between a person and environment, and we should all contribute to remove the structural barriers to equal access and end stigma around disability.

Happy Disability Pride Month!

*Source: Angel Dixon, Elizabeth Kendall, Kelsey Chapman Disability and dignity – 4 things to think about if you want to ‘help’