In this episode of White Canes Connect, Lisa and David talk with Vicki Landers and Esther Gillyard about Disability Pride Week and the Disability Pride Parade in Philadelphia on June 10, 2023. Vicki, the founder and Executive Director of Disability Pride PA, tells us how the Disability Pride Parade started 11 years ago. Esther, an NFB of PA's Keystone Chapter member, mentions that she will be performing live at the festivities after the parade.
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Learn More About Disability Pride PA
Read all about Disability Pride PA at https://www.disabilitypridepa.org/. There are three other Disability Pride PA events coming up. In the Lehigh Valley on July 7, 2023, in Pittsburgh on August 25-26, 2023, and in Harrisburg on October 7, 2023. Connect with Vicki at vicki@disabilitypridepa.org.
Resources From Disability Equality Education
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