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3rd Annual West Coast Disability Pride Parade & Festival
Co-organized by the Office of Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese

Saturday, July 21, 2012
New Location! Downtown Mountain View
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Disability Pride Parade Flyer (PDF)

Main Registration Brochure (PDF; Need to print on legal size paper)

Sponsorship Benefits (PDF)

Parade Participant Registration (Download l Online)

 

Our event is one of many nationally AND globally. Disability pride celebrations are also happening in Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Detroit, Colorado Springs, Seattle and New Jersey, as well as Norway, the U.K. and Korea to name a few. From coast to coast and around the world we proclaim we are DISABLED AND PROUD!

Come be a part of this historic day of unity!!

 

Special thanks to our 2011 Parade & Festival Sponsors

Co-organized by the Office of Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese

Gold

IBEW
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 332

49ers logo
The San Francisco 49ers

Silver

Abilities Expo
Abilities Expo: Nov. 18-20, 2011 at San Jose Convention Center
http://www.abilitiesexpo.com/

Bronze
Apple West Home Medical Supply
California Department of Rehabilitation-- San Jose District
City of San Jose Councilmember Kansen Chu, District 4
IBM, Almaden Research Center
Kaiser Permanente
Outreach
Santa Clara County Firefighters, Local 1165
Valley Transportation Authority

Supporter
Business and Organizations

Access Options, Inc.
Aspiranet
AT Network
Bill Wilson Center
California Telephone Access Program (CTAP)
Camp Krem
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc.
CCCIL - Central Coast Center for Independent Living
CFILC - California Foundation for Independent Living Centers
CET - Center for Employment Training
City of San Jose Councilmember Nancy Pyle, District 10
Compass, SLS and ILS
Disability Rights California
DREDF – Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Golden State Care Collective
Housing Choices Coalition
Mike’s High Pressure Car Wash
Momentum for Mental Health
NAMI of Santa Clara
Palmer Chiropractic Clinic
Parents Helping Parents
REACH
Realty World-Golden Hills
The Re-Mobilizers
San Diego State University/Interwork Institute (CHIIP)
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Santa Clara Valley Blind Center
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center – Rehabilitation Research Center
Silicon Valley Council of the Blind
Singleton Law Group
Something Else Designs
Spark Sleep Solutions
Special Place Foundation
Thinker Toys Morgan Hill
Yo! Disabled & Proud

Individual Contributors

Stephen and Kathleen Betts
Michael Cougill – In Memory of, by the Betts Family
Yoshiko Dart
Kathryn Divine & Gary Swift
Teresa Favuzzi
Stephen Gibbs – In Memory of Cheryl Cairns
Susan Griffin & Jay Segal
Diane Gifford-Gonzalez & Rob Yanagida
Joseph Kokes
Lorre Leon Mendelson
Robert Ohe
Mary Beth & “Boo” Riley
Jaymin & Nayana Shah – In Memory of Veena Dalal
Sarah Triano & Jason Lopez - In Memory of Laura Hershey, Paul Longmore and Richard Patterson
Ronald & Carolyn Triano
Cynthia Waddell
Jose Zayas

 

Friends
Business and Organizations

Bruckner Consultants LLC
Council on Aging, Silicon Valley
Lily Coffee and Sandwich
Sunnyvale Community Services
Therapy in Your Home

Individual Contributors

Bob & Carolyn Bosanko
Girard Bright & Betsy Kokes-Bright
Mary Connole
Robin Earth
Rosemary Kokes
Maxine Levine
Suzanne Levine
Celeste Oda – In Honor of Isabel Vargas
Corbett Joan OToole
Jamie McLeod
David Nguyen
Debra Sue Stevens
Alice Wong

Additional Contributing Organizations:
City of San Jose Dept. of Transportation
City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs
CUIDO – Communities United in Defense of Olmstead
Discovery Toys
Freedom Motors USA – Donovan Roseboom
Girl Scout Troop #60090
Hines
Homewood Suites
San Jose Peace and Justice Center
San Jose Police Dept.
San Jose Vet Center
Santa Clara County Health Dept.
Santa Clara County Mental Health Dept. Consumer Affairs
Second Harvest Food Bank
SVILC Youth Leadership Advisory Council
Victim Witness
LGBTQ Youth Space – Billy DeFrank Center

In-kind goods and services provided by:
Art Craft Carpet & Linoleum Shop -- Mike Christy & Ted Fletcher
Coca-Cola
Chicago's 8th Annual Disability Pride Parade
Culligan
Eulipia Restaurant
Frito Lay
Matrix Theatre Company
Outreach
San Jose Downtown
San Jose Fire Department
Sarah Triano
Service Emplooyees International Union (SEIU) Local 521
Starbuck's Coffee
Valley Transit Authority

Photographer
Professional Freelance Photographer, Kelly DeRocha
Photocruz.com, Kurt Eller
Freelance, Suzanne Levine

Videographer
214b.org, Terry Schmitt

Transportation Scholarship Sponsor
State Independent Living Council

The First-ever Accessible, Affordable Playhouse
Habitat for Humanity Silicon Valley
Intel Volunteers

Lunch Sponsor
Subway Restaurant -- Rajiv Kohli, owner

Justin Dart Puppet Transportation
Gerstco—Sylvia Gerst

Public Relations Support
Paschal | Roth Public Affairs

2011 Disability Pride Event Logo Designer
Kathryn Hedges, Community Member

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