Nik Sanchez

  • 4 WAYS TO BECOME A DISABILITY ALLY

  • ACKNOWLEDGE (AND RESPECT) INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES AND ABILITIES

  • LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT DISABILITY TYPES

  • LEVERAGE YOUR INFLUENCE TO PROMOTE ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION

  • YIELD THE FLOOR TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO HELP IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE BARRIERS

    Excerpt from “How to Be a Good Ally to Disabled People”
    By Drew Dakessian

Disability activist Andy Arias smiling thoughtfully.

Say it. Celebrate it. Share it. With Pride.

Say it.

Learn to say Disability
with pride and confidence.
Test your knowledge and learn a thing or two with the SAY IT quiz.

Kasey Galik is a disability activist who lost her arm in a boating accident as a teen.

Celebrate it.

Watch our campaign, get to know our amazing cast and discover ways to celebrate your Disability Pride.

Trinity is a young black teen and ASL user.

Share it.

Share your unique story about Disability pride with a voice that is distinctively yours.

"Disability is not a dirty word" campaign logo 
Learn To Say It With Pride And Confidence

Disability is not a dirty word. But there are many words, phrases and actions that may be offensive or insensitive to people with disabilities.

Take the SAY IT quiz to increase your knowledge.

Image of Otto Lana, an entrepreneur, a motivational speaker, a published poet and writer, and actor, who communicates through the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools.

Otto Lana is a baller and a scholar, living his best life in sunny San Diego California. He rolls with his augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools, so listen up cuz he is droppin' gems all the time. He is an entrepreneur, a motivational speaker, a published poet and writer, an actor, he is fully AAC-tivated making waves of change, you're in the splash zone now.

Grab your life jacket and ride this tsunami together.

Meet Otto

Meet the cast from our PSA DISABILITY IS NOT A DIRTY WORD
as they share what Disability IS.

Click on the buttons below their images to read their bios

Join us as we celebrate

DISABILITY PRIDE

Share your stories and use your voice to define what disability is! Together we can change the way people view disability.

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