NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York City hosted its first parade honoring people with disabilities Sunday.
Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke to kick off the inaugural NYC Disability Pride Parade. He said he was proud of the city being a national leader in supporting rights for disabled people.
The parade route started at Manhattan’s Madison Square Park and went along Broadway to Union Square Park.

New York City's first-ever Disability Pride Parade may prove to be prety inaccessible for some, as most local subway stops do not have elevators.

A celebration of disabled New Yorkers’ fight for access is pretty inaccessible.

The city’s first ever Disability Pride Parade on Sunday is located in a part of Manhattan that’s lacking in elevator-equipped subway stations.

New York City hosted its first parade on Sunday supporting people with disabilities, with more than 3,000 participants heading up Broadway using wheelchairs, canes and guide dogs.

“We’re here full force,” said rapper Namel Norris, 33, in a wheelchair after being shot in the Bronx and paralyzed as a teenager. “I thought my life was over, but music is my calling, I have a purpose in life.”

Mayor Bill de Blasio kicked off the inaugural NYC Disability Pride Parade, saying he’s proud his city is a leader in supporting rights for disabled people.

NEW YORK: First Disability Pride Parade NYC 2015– To end stigma of disability, New York holds its first ever disability parade.

Disability Pride Parade NYC have been held in several places across the United States, including Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta, Santa Clara County, Detroit, Colorado Springs, New Jersey, and Columbus as well as around the world in locations such as Norway, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.

Thousand of people came to join New York’s first Disability Pride Parade NYC, held to celebrate people with disabilities.