Disability Pride means building stronger, more inclusive communities where everyone is prepared, protected, and included. In this Storytellers feature, Eric B. Aguilar shares how his lived experience has shaped his work in advocacy, leadership, and …
Written by: Sascha Bittner (with her mom, Emily Medders Bittner, who was along for the ride) This Disability Pride Month, as I reflect on how far we’ve come in making America more inclusive for disabled people, I also watch in despair as the programs that …
Rigo’s parents. I was born in Mexico. When the doctor told my parents I had cerebral palsy, my mother knew she would have to take care of me for the rest of my life. We didn’t have services available to help families with their disabled children. I had my …
I was born prematurely. Lack of oxygen to my brain caused my cerebral palsy. My parents were nervous about what it would take to raise me, but they arranged their lives so my mom could take care of me. Julie as a toddler with her cousin. Early on, my …
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