Happy #DisabilityPrideMonth!

I remember the day I found out our son would be born with one hand so well. Completely random; a rare birth defect.

It was June 7 2018, the day after I left Google (you can read more here if you're interested: https://medium.com/@SarahDrinkwater/our-sons-limb-difference-made-us-rethink-what-kind-of-parents-we-wanted-to-be-49300fea9e94)

Everyone is different/unique, but his uniqueness is more visible than most.

& it’s a gift; an instant filter on how strangers respond to him, a thing that made us more intentional than we might have been as parents, the joy of watching him conquer things in his own way, always.

I’ve always believed humans are brilliant but this experience, and the role models we see - one-armed rock climbers! weather reporters! footballers! - have reinforced it so clearly.

Here’s to everyone living in different-shaped skin, and those that love them.

Bonus: Teletext was invented to serve deaf TV viewers, then loved by a larger audience. Same with text-to-voice.

Considering those who are differently-abled gives us more innovative solutions for all.

We should do it much, much more. #DisabilityPrideMonth