Disability allyship means supporting the disabled community in more ways than one.
After all, not all disabilities are the same.
If you didnt know about it, thats part of why it needs to be celebrated.
Disability Pride Month celebrates disabled people with a reminder thatbeing disabled isnt a bad thing.
Disability allyship means supporting the disabled community in more ways than one.
Below, five people with disabilities share how to become a better ally.
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How to be a better ally to people with disabilities
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Disability rights advocates say that these words make it seem as if being disabled is a bad thing.
While there are certainly offensive terms that refer to people with disabilities, disabled isnt one of them.
Being disabled isnt wrong or gross and it isnt a dirty word, says Griffin.
Disability is more than just the physical and/or mental effects on the body.
Disability is more than the pills that you take or the doctors that you see.
Its a part of who you are.
Keep in mind that you never know when youre interacting with aperson who is disabled.
People always say, Wow, so you cant eat any sugar then?
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or say something really rude about how they could never have diabetes because they hate needles.
Its just like offering help to anyone else.
When it rains going outsides sucks.
If you have disabled folx in your life, check-in.
See if they need some help or if you might offer some support.
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