Mental Health Awareness Month is a reminder that mental health matters—for everyone. But too often, people with disabilities are left out of the conversation.

Let’s be clear: Having a disability doesn’t make your mental health struggles less valid. It doesn’t mean you’re supposed to “just deal with it.” You deserve support, care, and the same mental health resources as anyone else.

Living with a disability can add layers of stress.

You might face:

• Physical or sensory barriers
• Constant need to advocate for your own access
• Healthcare systems that don’t listen
• Social isolation
• Fatigue from navigating spaces that weren’t designed for you

That’s real. And it takes a toll.

But your experience also shows strength.

Living with a disability often means you’ve had to adapt, persevere, and speak up more than most. You already carry tools for resilience—and those can be part of your mental health care too.

Here’s what you deserve—and what we believe in:

• Mental health support that listens, not judges
• Workplaces that accommodate, not exclude
• Spaces where you can rest, not prove
• Care that sees you as a whole person, not just a diagnosis

At L&S Consulting, we work with organizations to build environments that include all kinds of minds and bodies. Mental health support shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all. It should be flexible, respectful, and real.

This May, and every month, remember: Your mental health matters.
Not because you “overcame” anything.
Not because you’re “inspiring.”
Just because you’re human.