San Francisco Mayor London Breed Designates July "Disability Pride Month" in Honor of 30th Anniversary of ADA #ADA30

San Francisco City Hall will be lit in blue and white on July 26, 2020 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Disability Pride Month.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has issued a proclamation declaring July as “Disability Pride Month” in honor of the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Recognized as one of the most important civil rights laws in history, the ADA was passed by Congress on July 26, 1990 to prevent discrimination based on disability, require that employers provide reasonable accommodations, and ensure that public accommodations meet accessibility requirements.

To commemorate the ADA and celebrate the work of disability rights advocates, the Mayor's Office on Disability (MOD), the Mayor's Disability Council (MDC), Disability and Aging Services (DAS), and partners like the Community Alliance of Disability Advocates (CADA) are supporting programming throughout the month, a monthlong digital exhibition of Changemakers — Bay Area Disability Pride, and the lighting of San Francisco City Hall in blue and white on July 26, 2020.

The disability rights movement has a long history in San Francisco, including the occupation of the San Francisco Federal Building in 1977 by people with disabilities, the longest non-violent occupation of a federal building in United States history.

“Disability pride” enables people with disabilities to redefine their identity with self-worth, serves as a tool to tackle ableism, bias, and discrimination, and reshapes false negative perceptions of individuals with disabilities as people with value, talents, and significance.

Diversability’s founder Tiffany Yu serves on the San Francisco Mayor’s Disability Council and drafted the initial request for proclamation in December 2019.

For more information, visit San Francisco’s ADA30 webpage here and on Facebook. To learn more about the ADA: https://www.adaanniversary.org/