DISABILITY VISIBILITY PROJECT – PHOTO IMAGE NUMBER 100

CONEY ISLAND JULY 4, 2026

Disability Visibility July 4, 2026 at the original Nathan’s hot dogs Coney Island. Celebrating diversity as part of our nation’s 250th.

Annual hot dog eating contest took place right around the corner.

ALL I WANT FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY

IS FREEDOM FROM ABLEISM

Ableism is vile, repugnant and a threat to people with disabilities.

It’s as insidious as racism

If you don’t know what it is, it’s basically nasty bigotry – but based on a person using a wheelchair instead of racism discriminating based on the color of skin.

I learned of a government department head emailing other department heads to warn that the "Americans with Disabilities Act office is on the warpath and picking on noncompliance."

The ADA protects basic civil/human rights.

Standing up for them is NOT on the warpath.

This mean-spirited and hateful alert sender serves hundreds of thousands of constituents.

Would he whine and push back on protecting civil rights based on race or gender?

Probably not.

So why are the human rights of people with disabilities constantly under attack?