How to Organize a Disability Pride Event in Your Town with Sara Zielinski
From Born to Be Free: Supporting Neurodivergent Clients to Learn, Play, & Thrive by Meg Ferrell
January 7, 2026 · 34 min · Episode 113
About this episode
Sara Zielinski discusses how to organize a disability pride event and the importance of such celebrations in combating ableism.
Ableism is ingrained into our society, and many of us wonder what we can do about it. Occupational therapist Sara Zielinski decided that a huge celebration - centering disability pride - in her small town would be a great place to start. What happened next was transformative. In this episode Sara teaches us how to throw a disability pride event, why events like this matter, and how we can all be change agents in our workplaces and our communities. Want MORE EPISODES of Two Sides of the Spectrum, recorded Q&As with our guests, and a listener chat forum? We just launched our Patreon and we need your support! Join our community at patreon.com/learnplaythrive
People in this episode
Host: Meg Ferrell
Guest: Sara Zielinski
Topics covered
- disability pride
- ableism
- community events
- change agents
- occupational therapy
Keywords
- disability pride
- ableism
- community
- event organization
- occupational therapy
- change agents
- celebration
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