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6th Annual Disability Pride Parade
DISABLED AND PROUD 2009:Changing to Pride
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Chicago, Illinois

 

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About Us

Our Mission

The overall mission of the Disability Pride Parade is:
    To change the way people think about and define “disability”;
    To break down and end the internalized shame among people with Disabilities; and
    To promote the belief in society that Disability is a natural and beautiful part of human diversity in which people living with Disabilities can take pride.
The specific objectives for the parade are:
    To organize a fully inclusive, annual event that will celebrate and strengthen the pride, power, and unity of people with disabilities, our families, and allies;
    To generate national visibility of the Disability community

Who We Are

The Disability Pride Parade was the brainchild of Disability Rights Activist Sarah Triano, who was a recipient of the 2002 Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Award established to honor upcoming leaders in the disability rights movement. Sarah used her cash award as seed money toward the Inaugural Disability Pride Parade, which was held in Chicago in 2004. The Parade planning committee hoped to have at least 500 participants. The parade attracted more than 1,500 people with disabilities, their families, friends and allies. And it became clear that the Parade was going to be an annual event.

This year, a group of grass-roots disability activists and their allies from various organizations and affiliations continue the celebration of disability pride into its fifth year.

 

 


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The 2008 Disability Pride Planning Committee

Barb Bechdol, Disability Activist
Larry Bechdol, Disability Advocate
Dan Berto, Disability Advocate
Cathy Bright, Access Living
Elaine Clemons, National Committee to Preserve Social Security/Medicare
Carla Desseur, Disability Advocate
Krista Erickson, MindFreedom
Daniel Ferreira, Chicago Park District
Marvin Gardner, Veteran
Alan Goldstein, Equip for Equality
Curtis Harris, Thresholds
Herb Hoffman, Congress of Disabled Persons against  Exploitation
Ida Jablanovec, Activist
Christopher Krystyn, RIC
Fran Madnick, Disability Activist
Hank Malone, Olmstead Network
Veronnica Martnez, A.L.Y.P.
Virgil Mathis, Veterans Disabled
Peggy McCusker, Access Living
Tamara Miner-Corso, Advocate
Jose Ocampo, D.U.D.E.S.
Zorytza Rosriguez, A.L.Y.P.
Earl Smith, Access Living
Percy Smith, Advocate
Ellen Stables, Advocate
Janice Stashwick, FRIDA
Suzy Thomas, Advocate
Bill Thomasson, Advocate
Courtney Thompson, Progress CIL
Sarah Triano, NDSU
Louis Turner, Activist
Jane Vandermolen, Advocate
Dan Van Hecke, Advocate
Karen Washington, ASHA Group
Barb Wesolek, Chicago ADAPT
Debhora Williams, Activist

 

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Last Updated 11/16/2008

 
© 2008 Disability Pride Parade Planning Committee
For more information on the Disability Pride Parade, send an e-mail to
askus@disabilityprideparade.org

Designed by Barb & Larry Bechdol