On Saturday, July 16th at 2pm ET/11am PT, Upgrade Accessibility will be hosting a virtual reproductive rights rally.
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Captioning and ASL to be provided.
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A wide range of topics involving reproductive rights will be presented by a variety of speakers.
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The order that speakers are being introduced on social media does not reflect the order they’ll be presenting.
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Ticket link in bio.
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Meet rally speaker: Syanne Centeno-Bloom.
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Syanne Centeno-Bloom is a disability rights activist, Political Science/History major, social media influencer, writer, and professional model. In her modeling and social media career, Syanne has worked with brands such as Dove and Adore Me. Most recently, she appeared in the high fashion editorial magazine, Hunger Magazine, in Christian Siriano and modeled in the Future of Fashion Runway Show in DC. In disability rights activism, Syanne has spoken at events such as Diversify Our Narrative’s DON Conference and advocated for causes to increase accessibility and disability rights. She has also worked directly with brands to create adaptive products. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, drawing and playing the piano.
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[Image description: A black and white photo of Syanne, a mixed race, latinx woman with brown hair, brown eyes and tan skin and is posing. She has a slight smile and is looking directly into the camera. A small piece of her shirt is visible which is striped in black and white.
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In the upper left corner is black text with a yellow background. The text reads: Reproductive Rights are Disability Rights Rally Speaker
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The text at the bottom is on a light mauve background and reads:
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Syanne Centeno-Bloom (she/her)
Disability Rights Activist]
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#UpgradeAccessibility#ReproductiveRightsAreDisabilityRights#Accessibility#Accessible#Advocate#DisabilityAdvocate#DisabilityRights#AccessForAll#DisabilityAwareness#DisabilityJustice#WheelchairLife#CerebralPalsy#Spoonie#ChronicIllness#SpoonieLife#QOTD#CheckYourPrivilege#QuotesToLiveBy#Quotes#QuotesDaily#EqualityForAll#Ableism#AbleismIsTrash#Ableist#Activist#SMA#SpinalCordInjury#DisabledAndProud#AbleismExists#BlackDisabledLivesMatter
It's #disabilitypridemonth ❤️❤️❤️
Being disabled is just who I am. It's difficult and it's much harder with the genuine lack of support/decent healthcare and access in the world. I feel like we're one of the minority groups that is still not being supported by many diversity quotas and are still being blatantly discrimated against in ways that would cause public outrage if it was against other groups. There is still a lot of hate speech against Disabled people and covid showed some of the worst of that.
Over the recent years through @drakemusicorg and @attitudeiseverythinghq I've met some truly amazing Disabled people that I might not have met otherwise due to my invisible illnesses. Through all the difficulties that come with being disabled I feel like I have gained so much through brilliant friends @sparklyopteryx mentors @dyskinetic and organisations that are prepared to fight for the rights that Disabled people deserve. Thankyou to all the disabled people and allies who have made me feel at home, discussed barriers and coping mechanisms and hoped for a better future with more opportunities. I'm proud of us ❤️
[Image Description: Elle, a tall mixed raced woman with afro hair, stands against a white marble wall. She wears a cowl neck black dress with fishnet tights and holds a blue sparkly walking stick in her right hand.]
#babewithamobilityaid#disabledfashion#disabledmodel#disabilityawareness#invisibleillness#ehlersdanlossyndrome#potssyndrome#disabledandproud#cripplepunk
These are the reasons I love and celebrate Disability Pride, what are yours?
One of the comments I get a lot is that ‘disability isn’t anything to be proud of’
I think this comment comes from a lot of places, sometimes Disabled people who feel that their disability causes a lot of pain and discomfort or from non disabled people who are uncomfortable with disability.
The first one completely makes sense, but you do not have to love being Disabled to celebrate Disability Pride Month, you do not have to feel proud to be Disabled to celebrate.
We need Disability Pride because we still don’t have equal access or rights… it’s about fighting for those and celebrating how far we have come.
The other one (non disabled people not liking disability) is a simple 🖕🏻
Happy Disability Pride Month!
Photos: @amydaviesphotography
Jumpsuit: @runandflyengland x @katieabey#Access: Photo 1: Eliza a White fem person with rainbow hair is sat in their wheelchair wearing a jumpsuit with rainbow illustrations one, they are looking to the left smiling with a comment on the screen that reads ‘Being Disabled is nothing to be proud of’ photo 2: a very similar photo of Eliza just has moved their head slightly with the text across the photo in yellow that reads ‘you don’t have to ‘love’ being Disabled to celebrate Disability Pride’ photo 3: Eliza smiling directly at camera with the text across the screen that reads ‘Disability Pride is about fighting against the ableism we face to show we are worthy of equal access & respect’ photo 4: a close up of Eliza moving their hair around and smiling at camera with the text ‘Being Disabled can be really hard, I am not proud of the pain I feel, Im proud of the life I live despite it’ photo 5: a photo of Eliza smiling to the left with the text ‘Disability Pride reminds me of the beautiful and diverse community we have!’ Photo 6: Eliza smiling at camera looking directly at us with the text ‘why do you celebrate Disability Pride?’
#Disabled#DisabledAndCute#DisabledAndProud#DisabledModel#Disability#TheyThem#LGBT#Bi#Pride#Pride🌈 #Pride2022#LoveIsLove#NonBinary#Love#DisabilityPride
Power chair or manual chair, our wheelchairs are our freedom. When I first started hanging around people in the disability community, I noticed there seemed to be a stigma around using a power chair. (Mostly from parents of disabled people) Phrases like “tied to a power chair” were thrown at me and sounded exactly like how people without disabilities say “wheelchair bound.” There are many disabilities where you can’t choose what mobility aid you use and a power chair is the only option. My power chair has an adjustable height so I’m able to be at the same height as my peers which works great as a fashion designer when I need to reach studio tables, garment racks, and dress forms. As someone who has used everything from walkers to crutches to manual chairs to power chairs, as your life and condition changes sometimes the aid you need will too. There’s nothing wrong with doing what works best for you and as a community (and especially people outside of the community) we should be supportive of whatever device makes the person the most comfortable or independent. Mobility aids are there to get us where we need to go and there shouldn’t be any stigma around that 🤷🏼♀️
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ID: Cheyenne poses in a manual wheelchair and Kaycee in her power chair in Central Park.
#disabilityawareness#wheelwednesday#wheelchair#wheelchairlife#wheelchairgirl#disabledandproud#babewithamobilityaid#cripplepunk#mobilityaid#disabilityinclusion#sacralagenesis