One Writer's Honest Reflection on the Challenges of Disability Pride
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Heather Leigh Cameron
Summary
Heather Leigh Cameron reflects on Disability Pride Month with a candid, personal perspective, expressing that her negative experiences and interactions related to her developmental disabilities have made it difficult to feel pride. She highlights a lack of respect toward people with developmental disabilities who seek to participate in communities, drawing from her own identity as both an artist and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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· 2 pulledI don't have as much pride in myself the way I am because my negative experiences and the negative interactions I've had with others over my disabilities have made me regret being me more often than not.
There is a severe lack of respect towards people with developmental disabilities who want to involve themselves in communities of any kind.
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