Disability Pride Month
Airport security vs. CAL: Welcome to the accommodated life
July 31, 2025By: Matthew Cullings, SFU Student My palms sweat as my student ID slides through my hands. Butterfingers. As I draw nearer to the checkpoint, I feel the weight of a thousand bullets piercing through my skin. I wipe away a pound of sweat. I approach the Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) checkpoint. “What’s your name?” demands an enraged lady with a clipboard. “Spit it out, I don’t have all day.” “My name is . . .” I try to respond, but she’s just so intimidating. “I said hurry up or else I’ll send in the dogs! They’re hungry for some…
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Four book recommendations for Disability Pride Month
July 24, 2025By: Phone Min Thant, Arts and Culture Editor knot body by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch knot body is a collection of poems, short stories, and letters that address various themes, along with how people with disabilities are treated unjustly by…
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SFU needs to improve their accommodations system
July 24, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Between Burnaby Mountain’s poor transportation and the daily Stairmaster challenge, it’s no wonder the majority of students, staff, and alums think the needs of people with disabilities aren’t met at SFU. This includes those with…
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Exploring ConnecTra Society’s 2025 Abilities Expo
June 30, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer On June 9, ConnecTra Society hosted its 14th annual Abilities Expo at Yaletown’s Roundhouse Community Centre. ConnecTra is a non-profit that links “people living with disabilities to activities, services, resources, and opportunities.” More than 45…
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Peakie gets sporty
August 2, 2024By: Cam Darting, Peak Associate and C Icart, Humour Editor Dear Peakie, As you know, July is Disability Pride Month. So, obviously, we want to do something in solidarity with disabled people across the province. To observe this month, we’ve…
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Shit people say to my disabled ass
July 29, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer As someone who was born disabled, nothing makes me cackle more than the ridiculous remarks of arrogance that grace my everyday life. Happy Disability Pride Month — whether you celebrate it or not. I, frankly,…
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Disabled drag superstars on Coast Salish territories
July 24, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor Take a seat, everybody! For The Peak’s Disability Pride Month issue, we’ve compiled a list of disabled drag performers who are taking the stage all across the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam),…
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I’m proud of my mobility aids
July 23, 2024By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Around 57% of adults in Canada use a mobility aid. If that doesn’t sound correct to you, it’s probably because you’ve never realized that glasses are an assistive device. However, glasses have become commonplace in…
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Glitter Crash is here to smash stereotypes about disability
July 8, 2024By: C Icart, Humour Editor Editor's note: this event has been cancelled. If you’re looking for a show to celebrate Disability Pride Month, look no further than Glitter Crash, presented by Twisted Tassels Productions. The burlesque and drag showcase will…
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Disability Pride Month needs to happen in Canada
July 19, 2021By: Jae Stafford, SFU Student Disability Pride Month is recognized in July in the United States. It began in 1990 with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, which sparked the first disability pride celebrations in Boston in…
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