Love Unites. Pride Ignites. Together, We Rise for Disability Rights

❤️ Without You, There Is No Us

Project Access for All is powered by community. Thank you to the volunteers, artists, cultural leaders, and City partners making this July unforgettable. Together, we celebrate our rights, culture, and future.

Milestone Moments

🗽 10 Years of Disability Pride Month in NYC
💜 35 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act
💜 40 Years of National Disability in Entertainment Week
💙 400 Years of NYC History

🗓️ Unite, celebrate, and organize all July long.

 

 

Keep the momentum going through October’s Disability Pride NYC Parade.

Because Love Unites—and We’re All in This Together.
Pride isn’t a moment—it’s a movement. When we show up with pride, organize with power, and demand our rights, we build something bigger than any one moment.

This is what Disability Pride looks like: connection, celebration, justice, and community.

🌟 Partner With Us

Artists, athletes, advocates, entertainers, influencers, and everyday changemakers—this movement needs you.
 Become a partner
📬 Be featured on partner platforms
🌊 Help shape the movement
🔗 Join the Partner Network
📲 Follow: @DisabilityUnite

💥 Thunderclap for Disability Pride!

💥 Thunderclap for Disability Pride – Sunday, July 14
Post your photos and messages with:

#DisabilityUniteFestival | #LoveUnites | #DisabilityPride | #DisabilityCulture | #NYCDisabilityPride

🎯 Goal: 400 voices to kick off, 4,000 posts to close the month!

📹 Tag us:
Instagram & Facebook: @DisabilityUnite, @NYCDisabilities, @NYCCHR, @ArtBeyondSight
Twitter/X: @Access4_All, @NYCDisabilities, @NYCCHR, @ArtBeyondSight

Let’s flood the internet with Disability Pride!

📣 Submit Your Event

Help us build a citywide calendar of accessible, inclusive events!
🔷 In-person, virtual, and hybrid events welcome
🔷 Share your flyers, graphics, and access info
🔷 Reach audiences through Project Access partner channels

🔗 Submit Your Event Now

📅 Key Events in July

🎧 July 1 – City Hall Kickoff Press Conference

📍 City Hall Steps, NYC | 🕛 12 PM
🚇 Accessible Subway: Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (4, 5, 6), City Hall (R, W)
Join elected leaders, advocates, and performers to officially kick off the month.

Since 2015, Disability Pride Month has been officially recognized in NYC. Ten years later, we stand stronger than ever. This July is a moment to reflect, organize, and celebrate the incredible diversity, creativity, and strength of our communities.

🏁 July 7 – Bronx Borough Pride Celebration

📍 Bronx Borough Hall (851 Grand Concourse) | 🕚 11 AM–4:00 PM
🚇 161 Street–Yankee Stadium (B, D, 4)
🔗 Register for Bronx

🎨 July 13 – Disability Unite Music & Arts Festival

📍 Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park | 🕚 11 AM–4 PM
🎤 The festival is a community-led collaboration presented by Project Access for All and the NYC Commission on Human Rights
All performances are streamed on DisabilityUnite.org so that you can join this community moment with people around the world. There is no cost. Register for the Disability Unite Festival!

🔹 In-Person Program – Central Park, Naumburg Bandshell, 11 AM–4 PM

  • 11 AM-11:45 AM: "Know Your Rights" Training

  • 11:45 AM-11:55 AM: "Love Train" Conga Line

  • 12 PM: Main-stage performances begin:

    • 12:05: City Commission On Human Rights Deputy Commissioner Kajori Chaudhuri Remarks

    • 12:10: Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities Commissioner Christina Curry Remarks

    • 12:15 PM: Austin Halls Performance

    • 12:30 PM: Audience Meditation Moment

    • 12:40 PM: Sidiki Conde Performance

    • 1:30 PM: Audience Meditation Moment

    • 1:40 PM: Disability Hip-Hop Jam ft. 4 Wheel City & Friends Performance

    • 3:00 PM: American Sign Language Audience Sing-Along

    • 3:10 PM: Wheelchair Sports Camp Performance

    • 3:50 PM: On-Stage Closing Remarks

  • 40+ community organizations and city agencies tabling onsite

🔹 Virtual Livestream – DisabilityUnite.org, 12 PM–6 PM

  • 12:00 PM - Live feed of On-Stage Performances (In-Person & Online)
  • 4:00 PM - Exclusive Virtual Experience including online performances and speaker sessions(Online)

     

Get more information
Register for the Festival.

Festival Flyer Image Description: The Disability Unite Festival flyer with bold white, blue, and red text over an orange and blue background. At the top, text reads: “Disability Unite Festival 2025” with “2025” in blue gradient block letters. Below it, in bold white and red outlined letters, the theme reads “Love Unites.” On the left side of the blue portion, event details read: “Sunday, July 13, 11 A M – 6 P M. Celebrate Disability Pride at the sixth annual Disability Unite Festival, marking the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act!” To the right, two white headers read: “In-Person – Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park” and “Virtual – DisabilityUnite.org” Centered beneath is an illustration of a concert stage shaped like the Central Park Bandshell, with the word “unite” on the stage and a crowd in front. Below the stage is a line of illustrated people of many different races, ages, and visible disabilities standing together, smiling. A blue banner below the crowd highlights: “4 Hours Stage Performances & 2 Hours Virtual Performances & 5+ Hours Virtual Panel Discussions | 4+ In-Person Interactive Activity Stations | 45+ Community Booths” The flyer’s bottom section is blue. In the center is a black-and-white QR code. Below the QR code are icons for accessibility services: Captioning, ASL Interpretation, Plain Language, and Audio Description. Text beneath the icons reads: “To request additional accommodations, contact disabilityunite@gmail.com” On the left of this bottom section, white text reads “With Thanks To Our Sponsors” above logos for: NYC Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts. On the right, text reads “Presented By” above logos for: Project Access For All, NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, NYC Commission on Human Rights, Central Park Conservancy, NYC Parks Department.

🏁 July 15 - Manhattan Borough Pride Celebration

📍 Manhattan Borough Hall (1 Centre Street, 19th Floor) | Time TBD
🚇 Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (4, 5, 6), Chambers St (J)
🔗 Register for Manhattan

🏁 July 23 - Brooklyn Borough Pride Celebration

📍 Brooklyn Borough Hall (209 Joralemon St) | 🕚 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
🚇 Borough Hall (2, 3), Jay St–MetroTech (A, C, F, R)
🔗 Register for Brooklyn

🏁 July 24 – Queens Borough Pride Celebration

📍 Flushing Public Library (41-17 Main St) | 🕒 3:00 PM–5:00 PM
🚇 Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike (E, F)
🔗 Register for Queens

🪧 Saturday, July 26 – ADA35: The Future Is Disabled Rally & March

📍 Washington Square Park ➡️ Union Square Park | 🕚 11 AM
📄 Read the flyer for more info

🏁 July 28 - Staten Island Borough Pride Celebration

📍 College of Staten Island PAC (2800 Victory Blvd, Building 1P) | 🕚 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
🔗 Register for Staten Island

🛡️ Disability Pride Parade – Sunday, October 19

 

  • 10 AM: Arrive at Madison Ave (24–26th)
  • 11 AM: March, roll, stroll, or ride together down Broadway from Madison Square Park to Union Square.
  • 12–3 PM: Disability Community Block Party in Union Square

🔗 Sign Up to Join the Parade

🤝 Together We Rise

This platform is built on mutual aid and collective action.

Show up, speak up, and help build inclusive communities.

  • We vote

  • We speak out

  • We create access

Join the movement for opportunity, inclusion, and justice.

💜 Pride. 💙 Power. 💛 Justice. ✊