The original Disability Pride flag was created in 2019 by writer Ann Magill, who has cerebral palsy. Flags can raise awareness and are a symbol of solidarity, pride and acceptance, and the Disability Pride flag has is no exception. Magill had attended an event for the 20th anniversary of the ADA and was disappointed that it was confined to the basement and grounds of an independent living centre - instead of out in public. The experience motivated her to create a Disability Pride Flag.
Magill refined the visual elements of the original zigzag design of the Pride flag she had designed in 2019 to a new version that straightened the strips and muted the colours. The stripes were also reordered to accommodate people with red-green colour-blindness.
The flag is considered a collaborative design effort, with Magill saying the new design truly represents the represents the community because the community came together to solve a problem. 
 
https://www.weinberg.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/history-disability-pride-flag
 
£1 from every sale of this design is donated to Disability Rights UK toward their vital efforts in advocating for better rights, accessibility, benefits, quality of life and economic opportunities for Disabled people.
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