HEART is proud to be one of the organizers for the Lowcountry’s Disability Pride celebration in 2022!
What is Disability Pride?
Disability Pride Month has been a part of the disabilities community each July since 1990, celebrating the over 1 billion people around the world with disabilities, honoring the Disabled Identity, reinforcing the fact that disability is not abnormality, rather it’s a part of the beautiful diversity that is being human, and fighting against a history of stigmatization, shame, and isolation with unabashed self-determination and PRIDE!
Parades and festivities happen every year in major cities like Chicago (the first parade, starting in 2004) and New York (since 2015). Disability Pride is officially recognized by at least two cities nationwide, including New York (in 2015) and San Francisco (in 2020), though very few cities and no states have official proclamations commemorating the month. It also has yet to receive any official National designation in the U.S. Code.
In 2021, through the efforts of Disability advocates and members of the HEART Inclusive Arts Community, the City of Charleston officially recognized July as Disability Pride Month. This year, we’re proud to add the City of North Charleston to the small but expanding list of cities making history and recognizing the need for Disability Pride.
More than just a means of self advocacy and a push for acceptance, Disability Pride is above all a celebration of inclusion and the individuals with disabilities who are proud to be themselves!
What’s happening at this year’s Disability Pride celebration?
Nonprofits, Artists, Vendors and other Orgs to check out!
Get all the details you need to know about the event location, accessibility, and more at www.disabilitypridesc.org
Join us at Disability Pride 2022, of course!
If you can, please consider donating to support Disability Pride this year and every year. All donations for Disability Pride go toward organizing the celebration events that our local nonprofits like HEART, Camp Rise Above, and Beyond Basic help to create.
Disability Pride in 2022
is made possible by the generous efforts of supporters and sponsors from our Lowcountry community!
Please join us in a hearty “Thank You!” to everyone who has helped make it happen!
Pillar Sponsors
The Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation is a non-profit charitable foundation based in Charleston, South Carolina. The Foundation, created as a bequest in the estates of Henry and Sylvia Yaschik, is committed to sustaining both the secular and the Jewish values that the Yaschiks embraced and supported in their lifetimes. Long-time residents of Charleston, South Carolina, Sylvia and Henry were enormously grateful for the opportunities afforded to them, and they wanted to make sure that their legacy of charity and philanthropy continued even after their deaths.
Beyond Distilling Company based in Charleston, South Carolina specializes in craft spirits such as bourbon, rum and gin including coconut and other tropical flavors. A new distillery possessing a social and environmental conscious vision aims to provide fulfilling employment adults with disabilities.
Booster
The Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission operates over 11,000 acres of property, including regional parks, beach parks, a historic plantation site, landmark fishing piers, waterparks, boat landings, a climbing wall, a challenge course, an interpretive center, an equestrian center, cottages, a campground, a marina, and event facilities. We also offer a variety of recreational services – festivals, camps, classes, programs, and more.
The celebration would be without a home if not for the generosity of the entire team at
Disability Pride 2022 was organized and hosted by HEART Inclusive Arts Community in partnership with other incredible organizations and individuals in the Community. Thank you to each and every one of them for their efforts!
Camp Rise Above is a unique non-profit organization that provides fun, life changing camp experiences to children with serious illnesses, life challenges, and disabilities. We believe all children deserve to experience the magic of childhood, regardless of their medical status.
The phrase we live by says it best: “Giving children strength for the journey.”
Beyond BASIC assists people with intellectual disabilities to achieve fulfillment beyond the basics by developing independent living skills.
Adults with intellectual disabilities will strengthen their own expectations and the perceptions of those around them in their ability to demonstrate independent living skills.
With Special Thanks to our friends who have also helped along the way:
