The Disability Flag
Ian C. Langtree - Writer/Editor for Disabled World (DW)
Published: 2022/07/25 - Updated: 2024/05/01
Publication Type: Informative
Topic: Disability Awareness - Publications List
Page Content: Synopsis - Introduction - Main
Synopsis: Information and image of the Disability Flag design intended to represent people with disabilities. The Disability flag design is a tricolor flag with three equally-sized horizontal stripes of gold, silver, and bronze.
Introduction
The Disability Flag
The Disability flag, Overcoming flag, or Flag of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a flag that represents people who have disabilities.
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The Disability flag was created by the Valencian dancer Eros Recio in 2017 and presented to the United Nations (UN). The Disability flag is for general use, especially at disability-centered events. It has also been flown at the International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebrations.
The Disability flag design is a tricolor flag with three equally-sized horizontal stripes of gold, silver, and bronze. The flag represents people with disabilities, their struggle for rights, and related concepts, and the Paralympics. The Disability flag colors represent the three medals at the Paralympic Games, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. However, according to the designer of the flag Eros Recio the three colors also represent the different forms of disability, physical, mental (intellectual or psychosocial), and sensory. But, the meanings of these colors are open to interpretation by the communities they represent.
The proportion of the Disability flag is a 3:5 ratio with three equally sized horizontal stripes of gold, silver, and bronze.
- Gold Stripe: Hexadecimal and RGB color: #EBC03D RGB(235,192,61)
- Silver Stripe: Hexadecimal and RGB color: #D0D2D1 RGB(208,210,209)
- Bronze Stripe: Hexadecimal and RGB color: #D49949 RGB(212,153,73)
View information and image of the new Disability Pride Flag design.
Author Credentials: Ian was born and grew up in Australia. Since then, he has traveled and lived in numerous locations and currently resides in Montreal, Canada. Ian is the founder, a writer, and editor in chief for Disabled World. Ian believes in the Social Model of Disability, a belief developed by disabled people in the 1970s. The social model changes the focus away from people's impairments and towards removing barriers that disabled people face daily. To learn more about Ian's background, expertise, and achievements, check out his bio.