Disability Pride Parade

The first Disability Pride Parade in the US was held July 2004 in Chicago, 14-years following the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 by President George H. W. Bush. In March 1990 activists had raised awareness for disability access by hosting the Capitol Crawl, where disabled persons crawled up the Capitol steps in Washington DC. Boston was the first city to hold a Disability Pride Day the same year, 1990.

Disability Pride Month began in July 2015 to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the ADA.

The Disability Pride Flag was designed and re-released in 2021 for use in the Public Domain by Ann McGill; it represents the diverse range of impairments, seen and unseen, and the obstacles to be overcome by disabled persons in society and the world.

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Honorary Disability Pride Parade Way

South Plymouth Court and West Van Buren Street

 

Approved: 2012

Neighborhood: Loop

near
The parade route for the annual Disability Pride Parade 401 S. Plymouth

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Source

https://www.disabilityprideparade.org/

https://www.disabilityprideparade.org/2024-parade-information.html

https://youtu.be/OJkbwyaEUX4?si=PGCLGZm53wTwwX5O

https://www.weinberg.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/history-disability-pride-flag

https://www.ameridisability.com/how-to-display-disability-pride/#:~:text=The%20first%20'Disability%20Pride%20Day,and%20Madison%2C%20among%20other%20locations.

WOOGMS

The Wellington-Oakdale Old Glory Marching Society (Woogms) has been hosting a neighborhood parade every Memorial Day and Labor Day since 1963. It continues to be hosted by local residents and features the Jesse White Tumblers and Drum Corps. Everyone participates in the parade by walking seven blocks with flags, family, kids, pets, bikes, and scooters.

The tagline of the parade is “Everyone marches, nobody watches!”
…except for the 2020 Memorial Day Woogms Parade, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, when “nobody marched, everyone watched.”

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Honorary Woogms alley

North Pine Grove Avenue between West Oakdale Avenue and West Wellington Avenue

 

Approved:

Ward: 44

Neighborhood: Lakeview

near
The starting point of the Woogms Parade

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Source

https://www.facebook.com/Woogms

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cSD4IyhIk/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

https://youtu.be/cfM0Yk8JcKw?si=pucgFV-PeXLstoCe

https://www.youtube.com/live/ME0JwesEIuo?si=4RKln5mOtdf5FZeJ

Honorary Chicago Guidebook, Second Edition, Michigan Avenue and Beyond

1st Annual North Halsted Parade eve tour

Thanks to everyone who joined me on the first  Honorary Chicago - North Halsted Pride Parade eve walking tour of the brown honorary street signs and Legacy Walk.  See you at the Parade!

Temporary tattoo designed for the 2015 Pride Parade by Honorary Chicago.  Limited edition t-shirts available at local stores.

Join us for our newest walking  tour on Saturday, June 27th at North Halsted and Cornelia.  Honorary Chicago tells you the who, where, and why of Chicago's brown honorary street signs along the Pride Parade route and the fascinating stories of The Legacy Walk.  

Look for the Honorary Chicago Tour Flag.  There is no cost for the tour.  T-shirts, books, and other gifts will be available for purchase.