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<Title>Celebrating Disability Pride in July at UMBC and Beyond</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><a href="https://www.thevaluable500.com/spotlight/disability-pride-month" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Disability Pride Month</a> is celebrated in July each year - and in 2013, Chicago's Disability Pride Parade explained their mission as:<div><br></div><div>"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 disability can take pride." <div><br></div><div>The Disability Pride movement is long-standing, and became more evident as a day of celebration in 1990 - the same year that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law.   Boston celebrated its first Disability Pride Day that year, however many are also familiar with the earlier 504 disability civil rights movements of the 1970s which is chronicled in<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_Camp" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> the movie Crip Camp</a>, (<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81001496" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Crip Camp Netflix link</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFS8SpwioZ4" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Crip Camp YouTube link</a>, which highlights the advocacy efforts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Heumann" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Judy Heumann</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_LeBrecht" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">James LeBrecht</a>, among others).  <a href="https://newmobility.com/the-capitol-crawl/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The Capitol Crawl in March of 1990 created momentum for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act</a> later that year. This July marks the 35th anniversary of the ADA, and many cities across the country celebrate disability pride with parades and festivals.  Let's work together to support access and inclusion so more people can say it loud, "I'm disabled and I'm proud!" </div><div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://adaanniversary.org/themes/july/#flag-disability-pride" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Disability Pride flag strives to be inclusive of all disabilities</a>, the colors/stripes represent:</div><div><ul><li>Red: physical disabilities.</li><li>Gold: neurodiversity.</li><li>White: invisible disabilities and undiagnosed conditions.</li><li>Blue: emotional and psychiatric disabilities.</li><li>Green: sensory disabilities, including deafness, blindness, and other sensory disabilities.</li><li>Faded Black Background: mourning and rage for victims of ableist violence and abuse.</li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Celebrate the Anniversary of the ADA on July 26 (a Saturday) <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility/events/118571" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">on Friday July 25 by coming topping by UMBC's ADS/SDS Open House</a>, or going on the<a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility/events/143604" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Accessibility Walk and Roll UMBC Tour at Noon</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Learn more about the lived experience of people with disabilities:</div><div><ul><li>View <a href="https://www.rideaheadfilm.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The Ride Ahead</a> film on<a href="https://festival.si.edu/schedule?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D184623798" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> July 3, at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (in-person only)</a> on Youth and the Future of Culture, or on <a href="https://www.pbs.org/pov/films/rideahead/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">July 21 via PBS POV</a>. </li><li>Explore access to large events with <a href="https://naricspotlight.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/a-view-from-the-accessible-seats/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">NARIC's A View From the Accessible Seats article</a>.- there are tips and resources for hosting as well.</li><li>Accompany <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/how-to-be-blind" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Andrew Leland's journey from sightedness to navigating blindness with How To Be Blind</a> - for a deeper dive,  his recent memoir is The Country of the Blind, A Memoir at the End of Sight.</li><li>Learn of <a href="https://newmobility.com/the-lowdown-on-lauren-lolo-spencer/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Lolo Spencer's journey from advocate to acto</a>r.</li><li>Engage with Naheen Ahmed's CBC First Person article: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/living-with-a-dynamic-disability-first-person?" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">My Disability Makes My Body Feel Unpredictable: Art Helps Me Lean Into the Chaos</a> </li><li>Navigating Personal Living Space with<a href="https://www.autostraddle.com/making-accessibility-part-of-my-home/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Heather Hogan on Making Accessibility a Part of My Home</a></li><li>Navigating the existing healthcare system as exemplified with a <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/unitedhealth-healthcare-insurance-denial-ulcerative-colitis?" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">chronically ill college student fighting against United Heathcare's denial of coverage</a>.</li></ul></div><div><br></div></div></div><div>Other ways to celebrate Disability Pride: </div><div><ul><li>Participate in the <a href="https://adata.org/ada-anniversary" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ADA National Network's 35th Anniversary Awareness Campaigns</a> </li><li>Attend Baltimore's <a href="https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/baltimores-3rd-annual-disability-pride-arts-fest" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Disability Pride Art Fest on July 12 (Sat) 10-2 at 400 Cathedral Street (EPFL Central Branch</a>)</li><li>The <a href="https://www.nypl.org/blog/2022/07/01/celebrating-disability-pride-month-books-all-ages" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">NYPL has a range of titles for reading a book about disability</a><span>.</span></li><li><span>Take in <a href="https://www.ogrefairy.com/disabled-beauty" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Michaela Otera's 2023 Disabled Beauty Series</a>.</span></li><li>Watch a <a href="https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/slideshow/2507670/disabled-actors-movies-tv/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">movie that includes actors with disabilities</a><span>.</span></li><li><span>Visit the <a href="https://societyofdisabledoracles.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Society of Disabled Oracles</a> - a creation of <a href="https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/about/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Alice Wong</a>, <a href="https://aimihamraie.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Aimi Hamraie</a> and <a href="https://jenwhitejohnson.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Jen White Johnson</a>. If they sound familiar,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgtFK7cQIkY" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Aimi Hamraie has presented here on Critical Access Studies</a> via the Dresher Center, and <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/inclusionimperative/events/97613" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Jen White Johnson has conducted two HTLab on Zines as Tools for Action</a>.</span></li><li>Faculty can learn more about <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/143460" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Accessible Course Design with this free webinar on July 24</a></li></ul></div><div>Get familiar with local resources and technical assistance - here is a sampling of what is available at UMBC: </div><div><br></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://criticaldisabilitystudies.umbc.edu/requirements/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Critical Disability Studies courses as a minor </a>area of study</li><li><a href="https://accessibility.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Accessibility and Disability Services</a> (check out <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility/events" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Disability Pride events here</a>)</li><li><a href="https://sds.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Student Disability Services</a></li><li>Report a <a href="https://accessibility.umbc.edu/report-campus-accessibility-concern/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Campus Accessibility Concern via this online form</a> and be an accessibility ally - this is after being a good campus citizen by bringing it to the attention of the responsible department, such as reporting a Facilities Management repair to 410-455-2550.</li><li>Learn more about <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/sss/posts/134004" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC's Disability Studies First Year Seminar</a> and <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/oue/posts/111246" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">American Sign Language</a> courses.  </li><li>Become involved with student organizations such as<a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/aslumbc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Sign of Life</a> (ASL),<a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbcnami" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> UMBC NAMI (Mental Health)</a>,<a href="https://sds.umbc.edu/dapi-international-honor-society/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Delta Alpha Pi</a> (Honor Society for Students with Disabilities), <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/dau" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">DAU</a>, <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/bestbuddies" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Best Buddies</a>, and more.</li></ul><div>We look forward to celebrating with you all month long.  We ALSO celebrate Disability Pride every day, and especially in October, when more people are on campus.</div></div></div>
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    <div class="html-content">The Women's, Gender, &amp; Equity Center will be closed tomorrow 7/3. <div><br></div><div>Staff will be available virtually if you need anything or have questions or concerns. Email <a href="mailto:womenscenter@umbc.edu">womenscenter@umbc.edu</a>.<br><div><br></div><div>We will be open again next week on Tuesday 7/8! </div></div></div>
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    <div class="html-content">Hi everyone!<div><br></div><div>In making sure everyone has enough food for the extended weekend, the essentials space this Thursday will be open from 11:00am-1:25pm, and we will still have Farmers Market!<br><img src="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retrieveressentials/posts/150882/attachments/57603" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><div><br></div></div></div>
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<Summary>Hi everyone!    In making sure everyone has enough food for the extended weekend, the essentials space this Thursday will be open from 11:00am-1:25pm, and we will still have Farmers Market!</Summary>
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<Title>June 27- National PTSD Awareness Day</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><img src="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/sss/posts/150846/attachments/57589" alt="A graphic for PTSD Awareness Day featuring the message: “Mental scars are INVISIBLE but real.” Below it reads: “June 27 is #PTSDAwarenessDay. Let’s break the stigma, and open the conversation.” The background is a bright geometric yellow-and-white pattern. On the right, two hands gently cradle an illustrated brain. The logo of UMBC Accessibility and Disability Services appears in the top right corner." style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p><span>June 27 marks National PTSD Awareness Day. The United States Marshals Service (USMS) observes this day to help break the stigma surrounding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While PTSD can impact anyone, it is often a lasting reality for many veterans—a reflection of their service and sacrifice. This month, we recognize their experiences and reaffirm our commitment to awareness, understanding, and compassionate support.</span></p><p><span>At UMBC, the </span><span>Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership (VITAL)</span><span> program offers dedicated support to student veterans. A partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs, VITAL connects student veterans with VA mental health professionals and essential resources to help them thrive academically and personally.</span></p><p><span>VITAL can assist with:</span></p><ul><li><p><span>Enrollment in VA healthcare</span><span><br><br></span></p></li><li><p><span>Navigating VA and non-VA resources</span><span><br><br></span></p></li><li><p><span>Academic accommodations</span><span><br><br></span></p></li><li><p><span>Advocacy for student veterans</span><span><br><br></span></p></li><li><p><span>Clinical services for challenges such as stress, sleep problems, attention issues, anxiety, depression, and PTSD</span></p></li></ul><p><span>In addition, UMBC’s </span><span>Retriever Integrated Health (RIH)</span><span> is here to support all students' mental health needs, offering a range of counseling, wellness, and psychiatric services in a safe and inclusive environment.</span></p><p><span>Support is here. You are not alone.</span></p><p><span>To learn more or connect with VITAL, visit  </span><a href="http://veterans.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>veterans.umbc.edu</span></a></p><div><br></div></div>
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<Summary>June 27 marks National PTSD Awareness Day. The United States Marshals Service (USMS) observes this day to help break the stigma surrounding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While PTSD can...</Summary>
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    <div class="html-content">Hi everybody!<div><br></div><div>Since there was no Free Farmer's Market last week, we are going to host a Free Farmer's Market tomorrow, 6/17/2025 from 2:00pm - 2:45pm at the Apartment Community Center (same place as before). </div><div><br></div><div>In addition, Retriever Essentials will be <strong>closed</strong> tomorrow at 1:30pm, but we will reopen at 3:30pm.</div><div><br></div><div>We'll do another post tomorrow reminding everyone, and we hope to see you there!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Also, since this Thursday is Juneteenth, we will <strong>NOT </strong>have Farmer's Market on 6/19.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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