People can also wear their favourite pride flag colours to the Friday event – each colour represents the diverse spectrum of the community’s people with a disability: green is sensory; blue, psychiatric; white, invisible; gold, neurodiversity; and red, physical.
Centre for Participation chief executive Robbie Millar said Disability Pride was a time to recognise and celebrate the identity, culture and contribution of people with disability.
“Disability Pride is about celebrating who we are, the strength of our community, and the power of participation,” he said.
“Disability Pride Month is an opportunity to celebrate the skills, achievements and contributions of people with disability while bringing our community together.”
Centre for Participation disability team leader Tully Gordon said Pride month celebrations led into the formation of a new advisory committee.
“One of our biggest changes moving forward is the taking of expressions of interest for a lived-experience advisory committee,” she said.
“There has been a big cultural shift around the value of lived experiences.
“The committee will be about providing inclusive programs for people with a disability, designed by people with disabilities – they are the experts.”
People can visit centreforparticipation.org.au to find out more about its programs and events.
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