July 2025 is Disability Pride Month in Ramsey County
The board of commissioners declares July 2025, as Disability Pride Month in Ramsey County.
July is recognized as Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate the achievements, contributions, and resilience of individuals with disabilities and to promote inclusion, acceptance, and understanding of disability as a natural part of human diversity. 2025 marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), signed into law on July 26, 1990, establishing a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination to ensure the civil rights of people with disabilities.
Ramsey County recognizes that Disability Pride Month is a time for people with disabilities to take pride in and unapologetically celebrate their bodies, their minds, and their emotional well-being as they are.