Le Mouvement DISTHEDIS
The DISTHEDIS Movement
About Dis the Dis
Dis – it’s just three letters but this prefix has such negative vibes. It means not or none. So, when we add ‘dis’ to the beginning of a word, we turn it into something negative, like when we add Dis to the word ‘honest’ to form ‘dis-honest’
At Dis the Dis we aim to challenge the perceived negativity that comes with being labelled Disabled. It can impact on peoples’ perceptions of being incapable, another negatively prefixed category.
While some people don’t see the term ‘disabled’ as a negative, a great many people living with disability do and that’s why we think we should Dis the Dis ~ Take the DIS out of disABILITY.
“We cross the DIS out of everything…because to me, DIS does not exist.” ~ Alessia ~
“We will help you more than you will help us!.” ~ Alessia ~
“We are honest and hard working.”
Alessia
“Give them credit for something because they are trying their absolute best!.”
Alessia
The Dis the dis movement was started after discovering that lots of words with the prefix DIS are negative. Words Such as DIShonest, DISapprove, DIScredit and others.
We take the DIS out of these words because to me, DIS DOES NOT EXIST!
We need to spread the word to TAKE THE DIS OUT OF DISABILITY!
“We are honest and hard working” ~ Alessia ~
Dis the Dis Poster Board
The original poster was created by sister Ilaria and Mom Angie for the Summit School fund raiser golf tournament at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in 2022.
“Give them credit for something because they are trying their absolute best!.” ~ Alessia ~
The diagnoses comes with an expected inability to do certain things.
When Alessia was 7 we signed her up for skating. Being DYSPRAXIC, we were told that she would not be able to because of her poor muscle ton and coordination. But Alessia really wanted to try it. Her cousins were all skaters. So we signed her up.
After the first session, Alessia said to me “dad, I quit” “quit what?”, I asked. She said “quit skating, it’s too hard.”
I told her that quitting was not an option. You ,just finish what you start I told her.
She continued, motivated by the show that there was to be at the end.
She did not skate any better at the end but participated in the show and was extremely proud of herself for not giving up.
This was the beginning of trying things that she was not expected to try. Not giving up. And succeeding at EVERYTHING she sets out to do.
“We cross the DIS out of everything…because to me, DIS does not exist.” ~ Alessia ~
“We will help you more than you will help us!.”
“We are honest and hard working.”
“Give them credit for something because they are trying their absolute best!.”
Alessia
“We will help you more than you will help us!.” ~ Alessia ~
The Dis the Dis Team
Alessia - Executive director.
Ambassador
Speaker
Pietro Iglio - Finance and Technology
Owner of PMIco
Ambassador
Angie & Ilaria are the Mom and Sister who created the original poster.
Creative consultants
Ambassadors
Marc - Alessia’s good freind
Ambassador
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