07/02/2026
July is Disability Pride Month! This month witnesses the anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the United States on July 26, 1990, and more recently the Accessible Canada Act that came into action on July 11, 2019. Disability Pride Month celebrates everyone living with a disability, their identities, communities, and contributions while also acknowledging the ongoing barriers of inaccessibility and those who have been lost due to ableist violence and systemic neglect.
Accessibility is a crucial component to HIV prevention, testing, treatment and support. People living with HIV may experience episodic disability, where they go through periods of impairment or limitations due to their illness. Having a disability can also make it difficult for people living with or not living with HIV to access HIV services by having to face physical, architectural, informational, and attitudinal barriers. This July, we commit ourselves and encourage others to consider the accessibility of your services by using resources like A Seat at the Picnic through the link in our bio, or by checking out organizations like
ALT TEXT: Promotion for disability pride month. Top right corner includes disability pride flag. Text says, “Disability Pride Month. People living with disabilities can experience seen and unseen barriers to HIV prevention, treatment and care. Facilitate discussions about accessibility for HIV services,” with an arrow pointing to a picture of WHAI’s Seat at the Picnic resource.
