The Disability Pride Flag
Ian C. Langtree - Writer/Editor for Disabled World (DW)
Published: 2024/05/01
Publication Type: Awareness, Appreciation
Topic: Disability Awareness - Publications List
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Synopsis: The disability pride flag represents people with disabilities, their struggle for rights, the disability pride movement, and the Paralympics.
• The new Disability Pride Flag is safer for people with visually-triggered disabilities. The color brightness changes also make the flag more accessible to those with color blindness.
Introduction
The new (2021) Disability Pride Flag is an evolution of the Lightning Bolt Disability Pride Flag, which is safer for people with visually-triggered disabilities. The color brightness changes also make the flag more accessible to those with color blindness.
Main Item
The Disability Pride Flag is a charcoal grey flag bisected diagonally from the top left corner to the lower right corner by five parallel stripes in red, pale gold, pale grey, light blue, and green. The Disability Pride Flag comprises several different elements, each symbolizing various aspects of the disability experience.
- All six "standard" flag colors: Disability spans borders between states and nations.
- The diagonal bands signify: "Cutting across" the walls and barriers that separate the disabled from society.
- Black Field: Mourning for ableist violence and abuse victims. Hexadecimal and RGB: #585858 RGB(80, 80, 80)
- Red Stripe: Physical Disabilities. Hexadecimal and RGB color: #CF7280 RGB(207, 114, 123)
- Gold Stripe: Neurodivergence. Hexadecimal and RGB color: #EEDF77 RGB(238, 223, 119)
- White Stripe: Invisible and undiagnosed disabilities. Hexadecimal and RGB color: #E9E9E9 RGB(233, 233, 233)
- Blue Stripe: Psychiatric disabilities. Hexadecimal and RGB color: #7AC1E0 RGB(122, 193, 224)
- Green Stripe: Sensory disabilities. Hexadecimal and RGB color: #3AAF7D RGB(58, 175, 125)
Also see our information and image of the The Disability Flag design intended to represent people with disabilities.
1 - The Disability Pride Flag - The disability pride flag represents people with disabilities, their struggle for rights, the disability pride movement, and the Paralympics.
2 - Global Observance: International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 2023 - Joseph R. Biden Jr., President of the United States of America proclaims December 3, 2023, as International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
3 - The Symbolism and Significance of the White Cane - This article delves into the profound symbolism and significance of the White Cane, a tool utilized by individuals with visual impairments to navigate the world.
Information and Page References
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