Celebrating Disability Pride Month💛

🌟 Celebrating Disability Pride Month with Be Kind 5: Embracing Every Ability

July is Disability Pride Month—a time to honor the history, achievements, and experiences of the disability community. At Be Kind 5, we believe that kindness begins with understanding, and this month offers a powerful opportunity to deepen our awareness, challenge stereotypes, and celebrate the strength in diversity.

What Is Disability Pride Month?

Disability Pride Month commemorates the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990—a landmark civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. But beyond legislation, this month is about visibility, empowerment, and pride. It’s about recognizing that disability is a natural part of the human experience and that every person deserves dignity, access, and inclusion.

Why It Matters to Be Kind 5

At Be Kind 5, our mission is rooted in five simple yet powerful acts of kindness. Disability Pride Month aligns perfectly with our values:

  1. Be Inclusive – Make space for every voice. Listen to lived experiences without assumptions.

  2. Be Respectful – Use inclusive language and honor accessibility needs.

  3. Be Supportive – Advocate for equity in schools, workplaces, and communities.

  4. Be Aware – Educate yourself about disability history, culture, and rights.

  5. Be Proud – Celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities in all areas of life.

How You Can Celebrate

  • Learn: Read books or watch documentaries by disabled creators.

  • Share: Amplify voices from the disability community on social media.

  • Reflect: Consider how your environment can be more accessible and inclusive.

  • Act: Support businesses owned by people with disabilities or donate to disability rights organizations.

A Message of Pride

Disability Pride is not about overcoming disability—it’s about embracing identity and dismantling barriers. It’s about shifting the narrative from pity to power, from exclusion to belonging.

This July, let’s commit to being kinder, more inclusive, and more aware. Let’s celebrate Disability Pride Month not just with words, but with action.

Because kindness isn’t just a gesture—it’s a movement.

Team BK5

Teresa Valley