Cincinnati city leaders kicked off Disability Pride Month with a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall on Monday. For the first time, the city will fly its Disability Pride flag over City Hall in July. Leaders in attendance Monday, including Mayor Aftab Purewal and Mayor Cheryl Long, stressed that the month is meant to raise awareness and promote understanding of people with disabilities. Advocates said the best way for the city to improve is to focus on accessibility and affordability. “Disabled people have so many struggles and we still have so many struggles,” said Diana Myrose, advocacy counsel for Hamilton County Developmental Disability Services. “But to be leaders, you have to advocate and learn how to advocate.” The mayor’s office said it is working to make events more accessible to people with disabilities, including improving plans to make restrooms more accessible. Disability Pride Month is celebrated in July around the world and began in the United States in 1990.
Cincinnati —
Cincinnati city leaders kicked off Disability Pride Month on Monday with a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall.
For the first time, Cincinnati will fly a disability pride flag over City Hall in July.
Leaders who attended Monday, including Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Purewal and City Manager Cheryl Long, stressed that the month is aimed at raising awareness and promoting understanding of people with disabilities.
Advocates said the best way to improve the city is to focus on accessibility and affordability.
“People with disabilities have a lot of fighting to do, and we still have a lot of fighting to do,” said Diana Myrose, Hamilton County Developmental Disability Services Advocacy Advisor, “But to be leaders, we have to advocate and learn how to advocate.”
The city manager’s office said it is working on ways to make the event more accessible to people with disabilities, including improving plans to make restrooms more accessible.
Disability Pride Month is celebrated around the world in July and began in the United States in 1990.