• History of the Disability Pride Flag and Disability Pride Month

• UC Berkeley's archive on disability rights

• Film: Crip Camp

• Film: CODA

• Book: Demystifying Disability

• Book: Disability Visibility

The American Bar Association Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council has created a 21-Day Disability Equity Habit Building Challenge syllabus in honor of Disability Pride Month. This Challenge is modeled after the “21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge©,” which was conceived by diversity expert Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. to advance deeper understandings of the intersections of race, power, privilege, supremacy, and oppression.

The Challenge invites participants to complete a syllabus of short assignments (typically take up to 20 minutes) over 21 consecutive days, followed by additional resources and discussion questions. This syllabus is but an introduction to what we hope will be a rewarding journey that extends far beyond the limits of this project. It cannot highlight all the diversity of experiences and opinions within the disability community itself.

Learn more and view the entire challenge here.

Disability Identity/Pride/Culture

• The Disabled Mindset: Embracing My Disability Identity (5-minute article) (2023)

• Disability Pride Month According to Us… (1-minute video) (2023)

• What to know about Deaf culture (7-minute article) (2024)

• Happy Disability Pride Month! (20-second video) (2024)

Additional Resources

• What’s the Best Part of Having a Disability (2-minute video) (2023)

• Disability pride month: celebrating inclusivity – now & always (15-minute article) (2024)

• Deaf culture: what is it, history, aspects, examples & facts (14-minute article)

Discussion Questions:

1. In what ways is disability identity similar to—or different from—other identities based on characteristics or backgrounds like race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, etc.?

2. How does disability identity build community and activism, and combat stigma, prejudice, and stereotypes?

3. Are disability identity and pride connected? If so, how?

4. Why is ASL so important to the Deaf culture? 

Intersectionality

•  Intersectionality in Disability: The Complexity of Identity  (6-minute article) (2024)

• Addressing intersections of gender and disabilities (3-minute article) (2024)

• Disability Minute: What is Intersectionality and Why Does it Matter? (1-minute video) (2024)

• Adults with Disabilities: Ethnicity and Race (2-minute article) 

Additional Resources

• Intersectionality in Disability Inclusion: Breaking Barriers and Embracing Diversity (7-minute article) (2023)

• Alice Wong: Making Space For More Disabled Asians - YouTube (5-minute video) (2021)

• Disability and other identities?—how do they intersect? (17-minute article) (2023)

• Living at the Intersection: Black Disabled Women and Girls (3-minute video) (2022) 

Discussion Questions

1. Why should we care about intersectionality?

2. What are some ways in which multiply marginalized disabled people experience oppression and inequity?

3. How does viewing disability with an intersectional lens inform advocacy?