{"id":10805,"date":"2024-07-10T11:30:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T18:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hopeservices.org\/?p=10805"},"modified":"2024-07-10T11:58:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T18:58:33","slug":"ada2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hopeservices.org\/news\/ada2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognizing July as Disability Pride Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pt-0.5 juice:pt-0\">\n<div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full juice:h-8 juice:w-8\">\n<div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\">Hope Services\u2019 Leadership and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee are proud to acknowledge National Disability Independence Day, scheduled for July 26th. This significant event not only celebrates the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) but also highlights the importance and contributions of the disability community. At Hope, we embrace disability independence and awareness every day. Our programs and services are designed to provide opportunities, education, and support to individuals on their journey to independence. These efforts are aligned with our mission:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8de8e21b-e482-4b3d-a190-ea543edd8722\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;Hope\u2019s Mission is to improve the quality of life for people with developmental disabilities and mental health needs.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July is also Disability Pride Month! The Santa Cruz Public Libraries states, \u201cDisability Pride celebrates all 1 billion people with disabilities, their identities and culture, and their contributions to society. It also seeks to change the way people think about and define disability, to end the stigma of disability, and to promote the belief that disability is a natural part of human diversity in which people living with disabilities can celebrate and take pride.\u201d The Disability Pride Flag, created by Ann Magill and updated in 2021 for accessibility, represents different types of disabilities: physical (red), cognitive and intellectual (yellow), invisible and undiagnosed (white), psychosocial (blue), and sensory (green).<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please see the video resources below shared by the Engagement and Interactions DEI Subcommittee:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UDXlO0QmI1o\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What Does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Protect?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zpZm9JsqIcM\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What Does the ADA Mean to Me?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vTSzpHhevhQ\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Looking Back at the 1990 Capitol Crawl That Led to the Passage of the ADA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inclusionhub.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Celebrating National Disability Independence Day<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hope Services\u2019 Leadership and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee are proud to acknowledge National Disability Independence Day, scheduled for July 26th. This significant event not only celebrates the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) but also highlights the importance and contributions of the disability community. 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