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After the success of the last two years with the Pride Parade, it is again time for a new parade with people with disabilities in Norway. Saturday 12 June rolls the parade once again through the streets of Oslo, with posters, music and slogans.

The aim of the parade is that people with disabilities should do well in the capital's cityscape, and thereby demonstrate that we will take our rightful place in society.

In connection with the Pride Parade, a prize will be awarded to a person or a group that has made a special effort to break society created barriers for people with disabilities.

Last year Inge Husmo got the prize for his tireless fight against Randaberg municipality for the right to use personal assistance so he could be the father of his children.

Pride Parade 2010 shows that people with disabilities are something else and something more than the society expects us to be. Disability does not make us weak, it does not make us inferior and it does not deprive us of the capabilities to manage our own lives. But the obstacles we often face close us off from many venues, and often make us invisible. Pride Parade shows others that we are strong, proud and visible.

We underline that Pride Parade is not a demonstration, but a parade, with a positive mood, expressions of opinion, smiles and humour. It is a celebration of ourselves and proves that society should count on us! In Chicago, USA, there is an annual Disability Pride Parade, with around 3,000 people with disabilities taking part. The Pride Parade in Oslo is perhaps modest in comparison, but is nevertheless the largest parade by and with people with disabilities in Norway.