The Museum of Science's Disability Pride Celebration marks 35 years after the ADA
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Lawyer and researcher Maitreya Shah, who is disabled, speaks about AI and disability equality at a Disability Pride event at the Museum of Science on July 14, 2024.
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At 7 p.m., the event features a showing of the 2024 documentary 'Patrice: The Movie,' followed by a Q&A with Patrice Jetter, the film's titular figure.
The documentary follows Jetter, a New Jersey
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The heartfelt film follows Patrice as she embarks on planning a commitment ceremony with Garry and her fight for marriage equality for disabled individuals.
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'What is beautiful about this film is it balances the anger and frustration of fighting against systemic ableism with the beauty of the love that Patrice has from her loved ones,' says Sylvie Rosenkalt, the museum's manager of accessibility and disability.
Patrice Jetter sitting in front of the model train and amusement park she built in "Patrice: The Movie."
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The celebration comes at a critical time, says Rosenkalt, since uncertainty about the future of disability rights has swept through the community. A
'[We] are fighting for the same things that we fought for in the 1960s through '90s,' Rosenkalt says.
'Pride is the antidote to shame,' she continues. 'Coming together to lift each other up in our experience and our advocacy is important.'
DISABILITY PRIDE CELEBRATION
July 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Museum of Science Boston. 1 Science Park, Boston. Museum admission starts at $28.
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