The Disability Pride Flag (above) was designed by Ann Magill.

The charcoal gray background commemorates and mourns disabled people who have died due to ableism, violence, negligence, suicide, rebellion, illness and eugenics. The gray background also represents rage and protest against the mistreatment of the disabled community.

The diagonal band is for “cutting across” the walls and barriers that separate disabled people from society. It also represents the light and creativity of the disability community that cuts through the darkness of ableism.

The stripes represent different disabilities:

1) Green is for sensory disabilities, including the blind, deaf, and deaf-blind communities;

2) Blue represents emotional and psychiatric disabilities;

3) White stands for non-apparent and undiagnosed disabilities;

4) Gold is for neurodivergence;

5) Red represents physical disabilities