The NC ABLE Program is proud to support 🫶 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 35th Anniversary. Today, we celebrate the milestone achievements and encourage everyone to Achieve a Better Life Experience. Be ABLE with NC ABLE.
Learn more about the ADA https://adata.org/learn-about-ada.
About the Disability Pride Flag: In 2019, writer Ann Magill, who has cerebral palsy, created the original Disability Pride flag. Magill was motivated to create the flag after a less than pride-filled experience at an ADA anniversary event.
The original flag featured brightly colored zigzagging stripes over a black background. The zig-zag symbolized the barriers people with disabilities face. However, this design caused symptoms in individuals with visually triggered disabilities when viewed on devices.
Following community suggestions, Magill refined the flag: she straightened the stripes, muted the colors, and reordered them to accommodate red-green colorblindness. She showed how our community works together when we face conflicting access needs!
The diagonal band of six color stripes cut across the barriers separating the disabled from society, representing light and creativity cutting through darkness. Each of the six color stripes hold meaning:
❤️ Red: physical disabilities.
❤️ Gold: neurodiversity.
❤️ White: invisible disabilities and undiagnosed conditions.
❤️ Blue: emotional and psychiatric disabilities.
❤️ Green: sensory disabilities, including deafness, blindness, and other sensory disabilities.
❤️ Faded Black Background: mourning and rage for victims of ableist violence and abuse.
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