Happy Friday! Bit is off today, so we’ll be going out for groceries at some point, but I will be around so feel free to mingle and comment. I hope everyone had a safe and good July 4th. I know a lot of us were staying in with upset animals, so I hope they are all at home safe and recovering well.
Everyone knows about June being Pride Month. Did you know July is as well? July is Disability Pride month. We don’t get parades, or clothes aimed just for us, we don’t get the controversy either. Mostly, it gets ignored because people don’t know about it. Even a lot of people in the disabled community don’t know about it.
But we, the disabled, are the minority anyone can join at any point in their life. Some people are born with it, some people acquire it later, most people will have some form of disability as they age, even if it’s “just” hearing or vision loss, or more limited mobility and energy.
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care!
IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a PM to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news!