After a pandemic hiatus, Chicago’s Disability Pride Parade returns Saturday

The parade will be held in person in downtown Chicago for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

By Stephanie Kim, Sarah Stark
After a pandemic hiatus, Chicago’s Disability Pride Parade returns Saturday
Lolita Thompson smiles as she lines up to participate in the inaugural Disability Pride Parade in New York, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Chicago's Disability Pride Parade returns July 23, 2022, after a pandemic hiatus. Seth Wenig / Associated Press
After a pandemic hiatus, Chicago’s Disability Pride Parade returns Saturday
Lolita Thompson smiles as she lines up to participate in the inaugural Disability Pride Parade in New York, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Chicago's Disability Pride Parade returns July 23, 2022, after a pandemic hiatus. Seth Wenig / Associated Press

After a pandemic hiatus, Chicago’s Disability Pride Parade returns Saturday

The parade will be held in person in downtown Chicago for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

By Stephanie Kim, Sarah Stark
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July is Disability Pride Month, and Chicago boasts one of the longest-running disability pride parades in the country.

Reset learns more about what to expect at this year’s celebration.

GUESTS: Alec Cabacungan, grand marshal of Chicago’s 2022 Disability Pride Parade

Justin Cooper, head marshal and planning committee member of Chicago’s Disability Pride Parade; president of the Young Professionals Council at Access Living