Our Partnership
Pride: Durham, NC and CANDOR have been partnering to work towards greater accessibility for Chronically-ill, Autistic, Neuro-Eclectic, and Disabled members of our local LGBTQIA+ community since 2023. Beautiful Ideas Counseling and Consulting joined the effort in 2024 by designing and staffing a low-sensory space. Since 2025, our organizations have collaborated more closely to provide greater physical, sensory, and digital accessibility at Pride celebrations in Durham, NC.
Our Work So far
Pride: Durham, NC
- Designing and producing an annual series of special programs for celebrating community, history, activism, & PRIDE of LGBTQIA+ people in Durham and across the state of North Carolina
- Welcoming and cultivating intersectional partnerships to meet the needs of multiply marginalized LGBTQIA+ North Carolinians
CANDOR and Pride: Durham, NC
- Collaborating on Language Justice (such as ASL, Plain Language, and Alt Text) for events and materials
- Creating a community-informed Masking Policy
- Strategizing around virtual parade viewing
- Including information on supporting Disabled individuals in volunteer training
CANDOR
- Developing the Communication Cards resource
- Designing a “Low Sensory Spaces and Accessible Rest Stop Guide” for Pride: Durham, NC 2024
CANDOR and Beautiful Ideas CC
- Evaluating, coordinating, and equipping “Sensory Relief” and “Accessible Rest” spaces over Pride weekend
- Designing, streamlining, and publishing accessibility resources
Beautiful Ideas CC
- Designing, equipping, and staffing a specialized Sensory Relief Space during 2024 and 2025 Health and Wellness Kickbacks
- Designing the “Accessibility at Pride: Durham, NC” website in 2025 with feedback from CANDOR and Pride: Durham, NC staff