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A Deaf Black man wearing glasses looks neutrally at the camera while holding a hand lettered sign declaring “NOTHING about us without US.” The man wears denim overalls and has a black and white beard, septum piercing, and hair pulled back with a bandana. The background features a vibrant mural of a Black woman looking down. Photo courtesy of Disabled And Here. Photo by Gritchelle Fallesgon. The background mural’s artist is Lliam Werproc.

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My message to my fellow disabled parents is you are enough and that might seem cliched and maybe you feel like you don’t need to hear this right now. I am a stranger after all, but I offer it anyway because I guarantee you, one day, this message is going to matter to you. Perhaps less so on the good days when things are flowing as they should, you know this, you feel this, that you are enough, but when life is lifing, it’s not as easy to remember. So I want to remind you, you are indeed enough. You are enough on the days that you are experiencing discomfort, pain, and/or flareups that might delay you from certain things. You are enough when there is a field trip, school, play, or other event that is inaccessible to you and that’s beyond your control. You are enough when your child is acting a plum fool and you feel discouraged, frustrated, and want to resort to that old school discipline, you are enough.”

— Morénike Giwa Onaiwu

Promo image for episode 30 of Disability Inclusion Required