Yes! Access: Uniting the Disability Rights Movement for Inclusion and Systemic Change

August 22, 2025

A Unified Voice Demands Change

For too long, the disability community has been divided into silos—focused on individual diagnoses, unique challenges, and separate advocacy needs. While that approach has led to progress, it’s also limited our collective power. Imagine what we could achieve if we came together—if every disability group, from physical and sensory to intellectual and invisible, joined forces. That’s the vision behind Yes! Access.

Collaboration Creates Holistic Accessibility

Collaboration isn’t just a buzzword – it’s the key to real inclusion. A wheelchair user may advocate for ramps while a deaf person pushes for visual alerts. Alone, each solution matters. Together, they create a space that’s not just accessible to some but inclusive for all. Yes! Access exists to bring those perspectives together, ensuring that no one is left out of the conversation.

When we unite…we can fight more effectively for solutions that benefit everyone.

Our Challenges Are Shared

Workplace discrimination, inaccessible transit, lack of inclusive healthcare – these aren’t issues faced by one group alone. They cut across the entire disability community. When we unite, we recognize that our challenges overlap, and we can fight more effectively for solutions that benefit everyone.

A Black non-binary person with a cane and a South Asian person in a wheelchair block a neighborhood street while holding up cardboard signs advocating for accessibility and inclusion. The photo is shot from behind them.
Image credit: Disabled And Here

A Unified Voice Demands Change

When millions speak as one, policymakers and corporations listen. Advocacy for laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) becomes stronger when it represents the lived experience of all disabled people. Together, we amplify our impact and push forward systemic change that no single group could achieve alone.

The Takeaway:
Yes! Access is more than a campaign – it’s a movement for collective power. By joining together, we can transform silos into solidarity and demand the future we deserve. Your voice matters. Your story matters. Join us, and let’s build that future together.