This resolution officially designates July 2024 as Disability Pride Month in San Francisco, acknowledging the contributions and rights of individuals with disabilities. It aims to promote awareness and celebrate the diversity of the disability community.
Resolution recognizing July 2024 as Disability Pride Month in the City and County of San Francisco.
How it got here
The resolution recognizing July 2024 as Disability Pride Month originated from a collective effort by several San Francisco Supervisors to honor the disability community and commemorate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Supervisors Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Stefani, Chan, Engardio, Melgar, Dorsey, Safai, and Preston introduced the resolution recognizing July 2024 as Disability Pride Month.
The resolution references the historical significance of the 504 Sit-In in 1977, which was pivotal in the disability rights movement and led to the establishment of the Mayor’s Office on Disability in 1998.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution recognizing July 2024 as Disability Pride Month.
The Mayor returned the resolution unsigned, which allowed it to become effective without her approval.
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