Disability Pride Month

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Disability Pride Month needs to happen in Canada 

Opinions July 19, 2021

By: 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 July 1990 and 1991. It is a tradition that was revived in 2004 and continues today. While Canada does not share the ADA, we should acknowledge a month for the disabled community. Disability Pride Month is celebrated by some Canadian groups, but it is not yet formally recognized nationally. The month encourages more mainstream conversations about disability and offers information…

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