Disability Pride Flag
The Disability Pride Flag, created in 2019 by Anne Magill, represents people with disabilities, their struggles, and the disability pride movement. The flag's colors and diagonal stripes have specific meanings:
Colors: Each color represents a different type of disability or impairment:
Red: Physical disabilities
Gold: Neurodivergence
White: Invisible disabilities and disabilities that are not yet diagnosed
Blue: Emotional and psychiatric disabilities
Green: Sensory disabilities, including those of the deaf, blind, and deaf-blind communities
Black: Mourning and rage over eugenics and neglect faced by disabled people
Stripes: The diagonal stripes represent cutting through barriers and solidarity among the various sub-communities of disabled people
Background: The faded black background represents mourning and rage
signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Disability Pride is celebrated every July commemorating the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) being signed into law. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in many areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and many public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to ensure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. While we celebrate the passing of the ADA and the progress that has been made, we also remember those activists who crawled up the capitol steps and never stopped fighting. We must continue that fight until we live in a society that is equal for all.
NJ Disability Pride Parade
In 2011, following in Chicago’s steps, ACI organized and hosted the first New Jersey Disability Pride Parade and Celebration (NJDPP) in Trenton. The event brought out 800 participants to celebrate ourselves, our community, our differences and our similarities, with music, vendors and fun. After hosting 7 parades, we went on hiatus when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. We are currently in the process of finding a new location for NJDPP and look forward to seeing you all in 2025! Keep an eye on our website for updates.
ACI wishes you all a Happy Disability Pride month! We will keep you posted on any events surrounding the ADA.
