Disability Pride Month is celebrated annually during the month of July, commemorating the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. This landmark civil rights law prohibits discrimination based on disability. The month is also meant to change the way people think about disabilities by ending the stigma and instead embracing people with disabilities’ identities, disability culture, and the societal contributions of people with disabilities. In addition, the month provides people with disabilities an opportunity to honor their diverse and unique abilities, while also continuing to bring awareness to the ongoing fight for equity.
To help honor the unique abilities of our community members, Richmond Public Library is proud to provide a recommended list of resources and a curated collection of books from our Young Adult collection, which feature characters with different abilities — many of which are written by “own voices” authors with disabilities.
Digital Resources
- Richmond Public Library: Digital Accessibility
- NowThis Impact: “How Disability Pride Month Inspires Self-Love“
- USA Today: “A chance to ‘amplify one another’: What is Disability Pride Month?“
- Psychology Today: “Disability Pride Month: Disability Is Broader Than You Think“
- The Conversation: “Deaf rappers who lay down rhymes in sign languages are changing what it means for music to be heard“
- NPR’s From the Top: “Celebrating Musicians with Disabilities“
