July is Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month

A message from Kristie Proctor, Director of Student Accessibility Services

July was Disability Pride month, and this celebration is the same age as the Americans with Disabilities Act.  The first Disability Pride Parade was celebrated in Boston in 1990. Since then, cities across the country have followed suit with marches and parades.  Disability Pride is about acknowledging the rich history, achievements, and unique experiences of disabled people. Disability advocates push to increase visibility and acceptance in hopes of fostering inclusion and shifting societal perceptions of disability.

Here at Quinsigamond Community College, we welcome individuals with disabilities by creating accessible and equitable experiences for all students, staff and visitors to campus.  On behalf of Student Accessibility Services, we appreciate your commitment to using inclusive language, building learning and community spaces with universal design, and valuing intersectionality and diversity of ability.

The Disability Pride Flag was created by Anne Magill in 2019 and redesigned in 2021. The colors in the updated flag represent:

 

Disability pride flag - charcoal background with red, gold, whicte, blue, and green disagonal stripes.

  • Red for physical disabilities
  • Gold for neurodiversity
  • White for invisible and undiagnosed disabilities
  • Blue for emotional and psychiatric disabilities
  • Green for sensory disabilities.
  • Charcoal gray background mourns disabled people who have died due to ableism, violence, negligence, suicide, rebellion, illness and eugenics.

Let’s share the joy and pride disability brings to our campus and community!

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