Disability Pride
Disability Pride at SUNY Cortland
SUNY Cortland is excited to share Disability Pride, a campaign to increase visibility and education while confronting ableism. Disabled individuals strengthen our campus community, and this campaign seeks to highlight our accomplishments and lived experience. Disability Pride reminds us that disability doesn't need to be fixed or shameful; it is a core part of identity, and we deserve equal access, inclusion, and acceptance.
What makes this campaign extra special is that it is fully homegrown. Students and faculty from Communications and Media, Professional Writing, and Graphic Design and Digital Media came together to create the content that showcases our participants with disabilities. We will be sharing their stories online, on social media, and in physical locations on campus.
Questions?
Please email [email protected] with any questions about the Disability Pride campaign.
Thank You to Our Production and Organizing Team!
- Keightlen Eaton – Graphic Design Student Intern
- Chiara Graziano – Media Production Student Intern
- Alayna Rosen – Graphic Design Student Intern
- Kati Ahern – Associate Professor, English Department
- Martine Barnaby – Professor, Art and Art History Department
- William Gore – Student Success Librarian, Memorial Library
- Gwen Hawkins – Accessibility Associate, Disability Resources
- Casey Hickey – Technology Accessibility Coordinator, Disability Resources
- Michelle LoGerfo – Assistant Director of Web and Digital Marketing
- Adrienne Raw – Assistant Professor, English Department
- Paul van der Veur – Professor Emeritus of Communication and Media Studies
- River Vooris – Assistant Director of Multicultural Life and Diversity
- Renee Wells – Chief Diversity Officer, Institutional Equity and Inclusion Office
- Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman – Director of Disability Resources
Inspiration
The campaign's color palette is themed from the Disability Pride Flag, created by disabled advocate Ann Magill, with each color representing a different category of disability. Each participant's physical poster is paired with at least one color that connects with their identities, often alongside a poster of the color's meaning. Disability Pride Month is celebrated every July, marking the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
The campaign was inspired by SUNY Cortland's Beloved Community Narratives, Cornell's Diversity Includes Disability, and University at Buffalo's Disability as Diversity projects.
Stay tuned for all the facets of the campaign!