Ann Magill, Disability Pride Flag, 2021. Google Images, July 25th, 2025.
Ann Magill, Disability Pride Flag, 2021. Google Images, July 25th, 2025.
The disability pride flag was created in 2021 by Ann Magill, a disabled woman with cerebral palsy. She had created an earlier version, with brighter colors and zigzags to represent the obstacles disabled people have to face, which was updated due to it triggering people with visual disabilities and migraines.
The current flag has chosen very specific colors: the red is for physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy. This is why the headings on this site are red--to represent Jennifer Keelan-Chaffin's cerebral palsy.
The gold represents cognitive or intellectual disabilities, including neurodivergence, such as autism or ADHD.
The white represents invisible and undiagnosed disabilities, such as chronic illnesses.
The blue represents emotional disabilites, such as mental illnesses, anxiety, or depression.
The green represents sensory disabilities, such as deafness or blindness.
The black respresents grief, rage, and mourning for those who have died due to their disability, or from ableist violence, eugenics, or suicide.
The flag, as a whole, represents the different and varied types of disabilities and how beautiful they are. It was created through Ann Magill taking ideas and advice from the disabled community for her original flag, and using them to create this version. This flag was not made by just one person for themselves, it was created by the entire community for the world. Thank you for visiting my site, and I hope you enjoyed.