Disability Pride Month: Neurodiversity Inclusion Collaborative July Meeting

Join us for the Neurodiversity Inclusion Collaborative July Meeting during Disability Pride Month!

The Neurodiversity Inclusion Collaborative is made up of students, staff, and faculty from across the University who advocate in identifying the needs for change on-campus and strive to bring awareness, acceptance, and community building for an inclusive and accessible campus for neurodivergent people.

Get involved! Email neurodiversity.inclusion@wwu2.onmicrosoft.com for more information and to get connected. We meet monthly on the first Tuesday from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM on Microsoft Teams. For July, we will be meeting on the second Tuesday of the month due to the Disability Pride Flag Raising and Reception on the first Tuesday of the month. 

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Disability Pride Month is celebrated every July and is an “opportunity to honor the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles” of the disabled community (The Arc, 2024). This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), passed July 26, 1990, the landmark legislation that broke down barriers to access and inclusion in society (The Arc, 2024). 2025 also marks the 52nd anniversary of the 504 Sit-In and passage of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the first federal civil rights protection for disabled people (Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, 2024).

For Disability Pride Month, the Disability Access Center and Disability Outreach Center, in collaboration with the Neurodiversity Inclusion Collaborative and Disability Employee Resource Group, will have a variety of events and programming throughout July for students, faculty, and staff including the Disability Pride Flag Raising and Reception, Neurodiversity Inclusion Collaborative Meeting, Disability Employee Resource Group Reception, and Disability Pride Social Media Campaign. The Western Libraries will also be highlighting books in a Disability Pride Display throughout the month!

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Accessibility:
AA/EO. Accessibility Statement: This event is intended for all participants including those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities. For disability accommodation(s) (such as ASL interpretation or TypeWell transcription), please contact neurodiversity.inclusion@wwu2.onmicrosoft.com. Advanced notice is appreciated and sometimes necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.

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Image Description: 
Banner for Disability Pride Month. Graphic has muted black background. The text reads, "July is... Disability Pride Month." The text is off-white except for the word 'Pride' with the color of each letter presenting the colors in the disability pride flag: red, yellow, white, blue, green. In the bottom left corner is a white oval with text in black that reads, "AA/EO. Accessibility Statement: These events are intended for all participants including those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities. For disability accommodation(s), please contact disability.outreach@wwu.edu. Advance notice is appreciated and sometimes necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs." In the bottom right corner is the DOC logo and the WWU logo.