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Disability Celebration

Published: July 2, 2025

All of you are invited to the celebration of disability
We will nourish our souls with cookies
We will nourish our bodies with movement
We will dance through ableism and liberation in the world
We will cry tears of sadness and joy about our disabilities
We will sing through both isolation and community
We will mingle and connect over weak and strong bodies
Mad and clear minds
Being both discouraged and alive.
We will toast to acceptance
And all the effort that goes unnoticed
All the things that we work hard on
And how we make it look easy
We will celebrate secure in a space where
Our whole selves are welcome.

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