July 2024 - Disability Pride Month
Happy Disability Pride Month, y’all! This month is all about celebrating disabled folks and their reclaiming of being in public spaces through the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. Disability Pride Month embraces disabilities–seen or unseen–and rejects ableism wherever it shows up in our lives. It’s estimated that 82% of disabled people are unemployed due to discrimination and lack of accessibility. We are fortunate to have products here in the store that are made by disabled artisans and farmers and to be able to partner with organizations who work with disabled people as part of their mission!
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Artisans and farmers of varying abilities produce so many amazing handicrafts, but poor infrastructure and lack of access to care and marketplaces keep them from earning living wages. It’s important for markets to be accessible to all artisans and farmers so that they too can seek community and have the resources they need. Vendors like SERRV, Gabi’s Grounds, and Malia Designs help disabled artisans work towards financial stability while also helping them meet their other needs.
We’re so grateful to be able to sell items in the store that were made by and support disabled artisans and farmers from around the world! Click here to shop our collection of items that were made by and support disabled artisans.
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Gabi’s Grounds is a coffee brand native to the Triangle area that employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)--a group of people that are regularly denied employment despite being able and willing to work. Gabi and her mother work towards normalizing folks with IDDs being part of the workforce through their coffee and through Gabi’s Pals, which is their packaging and shipping organization that also employs people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities! Click here to shop our collection of coffee from Gabi's Grounds.
Malia Designs
The bags from Malia designs are made by women in Cambodia who are at a higher risk of human trafficking due to living in remote areas and because of the travel that comes with subsistence farming. They also employ disabled artisans! All the bags created with cotton canvas are made by an artisan group made up of people who are polio survivors or landmine survivors. Bags made from recycled feed bags are made by another artisan group mainly composed of deaf folks! Click here to shop our Malia Designs collection.