NATIONAL DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH No. 1 (7.3.23)

WHAT IS DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH?

 Disability Pride Month initially started as a day of celebration in 1990—the year that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law.  The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications, and access to state and local government programs and services.

In 1990, the same year the act was instated, Boston held the first Disability Pride Day. Cities across the country have celebrated disability pride month with parades and other festivities since 2015.

 

What does the disability pride flag represent?

·       Green is for sensory disabilities.

·       Blue represents emotional and psychiatric disabilities. 

·       White stands for non-visible and undiagnosed disabilities. 

·       Gold is for neurodiversity.

      Red is for physical disabilities.