Join Us In Celebrating Disability Pride Month this July!

This July, join us in celebrating Disability Pride Month and the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal civil rights law protecting people with disabilities against discrimination. The ADA was signed into law on July 26, 1990. 

What Disability Pride Means to Cambridge Leadership

In honor of Disability Pride Month and the historic anniversary of the ADA, Rachel Tanenhaus, ADA Coordinator for the City of Cambridge and Executive Director of the Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities, reflects on the importance of disability pride.

Read the article on the City's Digital Publications site. 

Share Your Experience with Disability Pride

What does disability pride mean to you? How does the ADA impact your life?

We invite Cambridge residents to share their disability pride experience in 1–2 sentences or complete the sentence "Because of the ADA, I _____"! We will incorporate responses (anonymously) into a social media campaign celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the ADA later this month.

To participate, email CCPD at ccpd@cambridgema.gov by Monday, July 21.

Join Us at the ADA35 Rally and March in Boston

On July 23, Boston Center for Independent Living and the Boston Disability Commission are co-sponsoring an ADA35 Rally and March at Boston City Hall Plaza. CCPD and many others from the Greater Boston disability community will be there to march in support of disability rights. All are welcome to join. 

ADA35 Rally and March Details:

Wednesday, July 23
12 p.m. Meet at Boston City Hall Plaza
12:30 p.m. March & Roll to Boston Common
1 p.m. Rally at the Embrace Monument

Accessibility details: ASL and CART will be provided at the event. All locations are wheelchair accessible. An MBTA bus with air conditioning will be available for cooling. Water will be available, so bring a bottle for refills. Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodations are available to you at no cost. Contact information for accommodations requests and additional event details are available on the event page. 

For more information about the Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities, visit www.cambridgema.gov/CCPD.

Image Caption: Staff from the City of Cambridge and the Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities stand with community members holding "Disability Pride" signs before marching in the Cambridge Arts River Festival Parade.