The voices and experiences of parents of children with disabilities are often diminished in a social media world that promotes the perfect parenthood myth — even the more honest portrayals of parenthood tend to do so through a very limited, very middle-class lens; recently, high-profile parents have made that barrier visible, including Jesy Nelson, whose Amazon documentary detailed her twin daughters' premature birth, with both girls now diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 (SMA1), a genetic neuromuscular disease meaning they may never walk, and Katie Price, who has expressed fresh concerns for her son, who has rare genetic conditions causing severe weight management issues and low vision.

Polio reached Judy Heumann in 1949, before her second birthday, and she spent the following five decades removing barriers that had closed American public life to People with Disabilities. Nathan Tankus remembers her and the organizers beside her, from the 26 day occupation in San Francisco in 1977 to a stage at the Museum of Modern Art built without a ramp.

Disability Pride Month, observed globally each July, commemorates the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and celebrates the diverse identities and contributions of People with Disabilities worldwide. This movement aims to reshape societal perceptions of disability, promoting it as a natural aspect of human diversity rather than a stigma.