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Celebrate Disability Pride Month with Well Beings
Disability Pride Month is a time to recognize that the pursuit of well-being is inseparable from the full inclusion of disabled people in public life. Genuine health equity means centering the voices, histories, and lived experiences of people with disabilities.
This curated collection of videos and public media resources honors the activists, artists, and everyday individuals who have shaped disability rights and culture. From landmark legal battles that opened doors — literally and figuratively — to intimate portraits of people navigating disability with creativity and grace, these stories reflect the diversity of the disability community and the ongoing work of building a society where access is the baseline, not the exception. Fostering that kind of inclusion is not a courtesy; it is essential to the collective well-being of our nation.
Disability Pride Month Videos
Tiffany Yu is the founder of Diversability and author of “The Anti-Ableist Manifesto.” After a childhood accident left her with a permanent disability, Yu dedicated her life to creating communities where people with disabilities of every kind can be seen, supported and celebrated. She gives her Brief But Spectacular take on embracing disability pride.
Out of the Dark: Jaleen Roberts
In partnership with Athletes for Hope, Out of the Dark takes an intimate look at Paralympic sprinter and long-jumper Jaleen Roberts. Jaleen was at her peak when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, postponing the 2020 Paralympic Games. What followed was a mental health crisis more challenging than anything she’d ever encountered.
This short documentary delves into Jaleen’s journey, from her upbringing with a disability to her ascent as an elite athlete. It explores her profound struggles with mental health and how she ultimately found the support necessary to survive and eventually go on to win the Paralympic Silver medal.
Worshipping Together
Church had always been a very important part of Patricia Parker’s life, but when her son Matthew was diagnosed with autism she felt like there was little support in her community, and church no longer felt like a place that welcomed her whole family. She began looking for a church service that was more inclusive. That was how she met Salina Miller, whose son Elijah is also autistic. Together they sought to create an inclusive church service that could welcome all members of the community. Their inclusive church service, in Cleveland Ohio, allows caregivers and care recipients to be a part of a community and participate in services that might otherwise exclude them.
2025 Media Access Awards with Easterseals
Honoring excellence in disability representation, hosted by Tony winner Ali Stroker, with Oscar winner Marlee Matlin, breakout star Marissa Bode (Wicked), and visionary creators Liz Meriwether and Kim Rosenstock (Dying for Sex), with special appearances by Emmy winner Henry Winkler (Happy Days) and performances by Rick Allen (Def Leppard) Brian King Joseph (AGT) and Lazylegz (Paris Paralympics).
Camp RicStar
Camp RicStar explores the profound impact of the Eric ‘RicStar’ Winter Music Therapy Camp, aka ‘RicStar’s Camp,’ a one-of-a-kind summer music camp for people of all ages with disabilities. We follow eight spirited campers as they sing, dance, create, connect, and perform in a joyful showcase where every level of ability is celebrated center stage.
A Good Life – Screening & Panel Discussion
ThinkTV is pleased to share the valuable insights from four local experts with a diverse perspective on the challenges and opportunities for those living with disabilities in our communities. Included are excerpts from A Good Life, a WXXI production, that takes an intimate look into the lives of six adults living with I/DD and their families, and the challenges and opportunities they face.
License to Die | The Pat Rowe Story
An inspirational and sometimes heartbreaking story that explores disability issues through the life of Pat Rowe, a man with cerebral palsy. Orphaned early, he overcame a life of singular struggles to become a role model to many in the Buffalo area as the founder of Silver Wheels, a wheelchair football team. Countless disabled youth and their families saw him as a mentor and leader.
Deaf, Blind and Thriving
Deaf, Blind, and Thriving captures insights into the lives of SW Floridians who are living with hearing and vision challenges. They share their day-to-day experiences, and explain why they are more like their seeing and hearing counterparts than different. From a mother with a toddler who is deaf/blind, to families raising children who are deaf, you’re invited to walk a mile in their shoes.
ATX Together: Disability & Employment
Co-hosts Judy Maggio and Alejandrina Guzman hear from a broad cross-section of people with disabilities, representatives from the Texas Workforce Commission, employers and non-profit organizations. This conversation sheds light on some of the challenges faced by people with disabilities when looking for meaningful employment, and offers hope with some success stories and resources.
The Forgotten: A History of the State Developmental Institutions in Fort Wayne
In 1879 Indiana decided to create an institution for children with mental disabilities. In 1890 a brand-new facility dedicated to this cause was opened in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Using interviews, newspaper accounts, and archival photos and videos from these facilities, this 2-hour historical documentary tells the story of these forgotten places, patients and caregivers.
Best Judgement:
Ladd School Lessons
Best Judgment: Ladd School Lessons is a film project that uses the history of the Joseph Ladd Center, Rhode Island’s former institution for those judged to have developmental and intellectual disabilities, as a focal point in examining the story of society’s treatment of people who have disabilities.
FashionABLE
FashionABLE follows 26 designers with various intellectual and physical disabilities that are partnered one-on-one with community volunteers to bring their one-of-a-kind fashion design to life. This intimate glimpse into the lives of several of the designers and the challenges they rise to, illustrates the ability that the arts have to change perceptions and celebrate the human spirit.
Made Here: Holding On
Holding On features three couples coping with the resultant physiological, cognitive, emotional, sexual, and social issues of disability. Twenty years ago film producer and Flynn Center Director John Killacky (one of the subjects of this film) was partially paralyzed from unexpected complications from surgery.
Disability Pride Month | YouTube
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Disability Resources
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