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What is Disability Pride Month?

Disability Pride Month is celebrated every July and is an opportunity to honor the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of the disability community. Why July? It marks the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), landmark legislation that broke down barriers to inclusion in society. People with disabilities deserve to live full, self-determined lives, just like everyone else. Yet discrimination persists for the 1 in 4 U.S. adults living with a disability.- Taken from, Why and How to Celebrate Disability Pride Month - The Arc

Each color on the Disability Pride flag symbolizes a different aspect of disability.

• Red: Physical disabilities
• Yellow: Neurodiversity
• White: Invisible disabilities and disabilities that are undiagnosed
• Blue: Emotional and psychiatric disabilities, including anxiety, depression, and mental illness
• Green: Sensory disabilities, including deafness, blindness, lack of taste or smell, and audio-processing disorders

Did you know that each color represents a disability? I didn't!
 

Everyone has a story that makes us who we are and unique. Embracing and appreciating differences opens a world of wonder and discovery. Please join me!

Gracias/Obrigado/Merci/Grazie/Danke/Bedankt/Teşekkürler/Спасибо/谢谢 / 감사합니다/Cảm ơn/شكرًا /Σ’ ευχαριστώ! / Mahalo/धन्यवाद /ありがとう /Salamat sa-LAH-mat

Eternally grateful,

Vianny Daniels

Let’s start this journey together! Whether an individual or a group, you can join hands and form a Move-A-Thon team, uniting for a common cause! Don't forget to register for the event if you have not already done so.

1. Join a team, donate or form your squad, unleash your creativity, and make a team name representing your support spirit. The colors of the disability pride flag and their meanings can be a great source of inspiration!

• Red: Physical disabilities

• Gold: Neurodiversity; cognitive and intellectual disabilities

• White: Invisible disabilities and disabilities that are undiagnosed

• Blue: Emotional and psychiatric disabilities, including anxiety, depression, and mental illness

• Green: Sensory disabilities, including deafness, blindness, lack of taste or smell, and audio-processing disorders

2. Send your fundraising page/link to your community, and take pride in your fundraising work!

3. On July 30th, we will celebrate our collective fundraising at Crossroads Park in Bellevue. You can wiggle, walk, stim, rock, roll, shake, dance, crawl, or any-way-that-works-for-your-body!

The below video gives an overview of creating a team and getting started (self-service). For white-glove service, please contact Ryan Fonda (ryan.fonda@kindering.org or 425-362-6420) to set up a team on your behalf or to receive templated messages (email, text, or social media). For team setup, please provide the following information:

• Do you want to build and captain a team, or are you individually fundraising?
• What do you want your team's name (or individual page) to be?
• There are two goals. Individual goals and team goals. What is your personal goal, and what is your team's goal? For example, Emily, the fundraiser, has a goal of $100.00. Her team, consisting of 4 other people, has a goal of $500.00.
• Photo (optional) for both yourself and your team.
• A description of your donation page (what you will share with other people to donate) and your team page; this is where all individual fundraising efforts are summarized to show the team's progress.