Opportunities to recognize and discuss disability all month long
Below you will find the names of famous disabled people born this month, dates of note in disability history, awareness/acceptance days related to specific disabilities and dates of cultural significance.
If there’s something you’d like to see on this month’s calendar, please let us know.
August
View the complete Disability History and Culture Calendar
Spinal Musculuar Atrophy (SMA) Awareness Month
Spaces music video written, directed, performed and created by SMA community
“Spaces”” a music video that makes room for disability - article about the making of Spaces video
Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy
August 11 - Laura Hershey (born 1962)
Poem by Laura Hershey: “You Get Proud By Practicing”
Video of teacher, and disability rights activist, Jessica Keogh reading the poem "Proud by Practicing" by Laura Hershey. Laura Hershey was a poet, journalist, feminist and disability rights activist.