July is Disability Pride Month, a month dedicated to promoting awareness, acceptance, and empowerment of people with disabilities. In addition, we take this opportunity to recognize the societal attitudes and barriers that continue to limit their full participation. This month, the Minnesota Council on Disability highlights the unique experiences and perspectives of people within our community. A guest blog post by Lance Hegland, citizen advocate.
Guest Post
What Disability Pride Means to Me
July is Disability Pride Month, a month dedicated to promoting awareness, acceptance, and empowerment of people with disabilities. We also take this opportunity to recognize the societal attitudes and barriers that continue to limit their full participation. This month, MCD highlights the unique experiences and perspectives of people within our community. A guest blog post by Lauren Thompson, disability rights advocate.
Who I Was Meant to Be All Along
MCD is honored to share “Who I Was Meant to Be All Along” by artist Bart S Bartholomew. Please visit our Pride Event page, MCD at Twin Cities Pride, to find out when Bart will be at our Pride Exhibit Booth – as well as other info about MCD at Pride.
Bricks
Pride Guest Blog, by Adina Burke, “Bricks”. The Minnesota Council on Disability (MCD) is honored to share this written piece by Queer Poet, Adina Burke. Please visit our Pride Event page, MCD at Twin Cities Pride, to find out when Adina will be reading poetry at our Pride Exhibit Booth – as well as other info about MCD at Pride.
Widening Postsecondary Education Pathway for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Today’s blog post is by guest bloggers Gage Robinson and Mary Hauff. Gage is a persistent, life-long learner with an intellectual disability (ID). He is continuing his education through his school district’s transition program and wants to go to college to pursue his interests and career of his choice. Mary is a parent, co-leader of the Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium and The Arc Minnesota Public Policy Committee member. She has become a leading expert on inclusive higher education in the state of Minnesota. Together, they want to provide insight into why inclusive postsecondary education is so important and the status of introduced legislation that will increase access to Minnesota postsecondary education for students with ID across the state.
Playing the Game of Life on Hard Mode
March 25th is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day. Alisha Srock shares some thoughts on how having cerebral palsy can be like “playing the Game of Life on Hard Mode—more difficult, but not impossible. …[P]laying on Hard Mode means you gain the skills to overcome. I’m glad because I learned things along the way. I learned patience; I learned problem-solving; I learned confidence; I learned perseverance; I learned flexibility.”