NC Humanities joins in observing Disability Pride Month! This month, and every month, NC Humanities works to celebrate and uplift histories, stories, and cultures of all North Carolinians.
This month we are giving away 1 copy of the children’s book River the Three Legged Dog by North Carolina author Caitlynne Garland!
Are there people who pick on you because you look different? Maybe you wear glasses. Maybe you have a lot of freckles. Maybe your hair is a different color. Maybe you travel the world on four wheels. Maybe your skin is a different color. Maybe everyone can see your surgery scar. Maybe you use hearing aids to hear the world better. Maybe you’re not the first one picked for team sports. There will always be people in the world that look at or treat you differently because they think you look or act differently. Just like River, you can do whatever you put your mind to. The only person in the world that can keep you from your dreams is yourself. Believe in yourself.
Head to NC Humanities’ Instagram to enter to win! The giveaway closes July 31.
Additionally, we invite you to read through the below list of resources that explore and pay tribute to Disability Pride Month. This is just a short collection of the amazing resources that are available. We encourage our readers to explore beyond what we have listed.
- Learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- Read the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Virtual Bookshelf, featuring NEH-funded projects and resources that expand access and preserve disability history and experiences.
- Watch a variety of PBS documentaries and films that highlight the diversity of disability experiences.
- Download braille and audio books, borrow large type magazines, and more using the resources of the State Library of North Carolina Accessible Books & Library Services.
- In anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, NEH and National History Day created the Building a More Perfect Union lesson book, available through NEH’s education portal, EDSITEment. The book provides a lesson plan on the Americans with Disabilities Act with primary sources and activities to assist with student learning.
- Explore the Helen Keller Archival Collectionat the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB). It is the world’s largest repository of materials relating to Helen Keller.
Have a resource to share? Please email Melanie Moore Richeson at mmoore@nchumanities.org.
