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The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first ...
The original Disability Pride flag was created in 2019 by Ann Magill, [7] [8] a disabled woman, and featured a zig-zag or lightning bolt design but after receiving input from people with visually triggering disabilities, [9] the flag was changed in 2021 to have muted colors and straight diagonal stripes.
Insight from people with photosensitivity helped drive the visuals behind the 2021 version of the disability pride flag. It’s only fitting that the new flag’s design was a collaborative effort.
Magill also shared that the order of the stripes was changed to accommodate people with red-green colorblindness. The new Disability Pride flag was created in 2021. Wikimedia Commons/Ann Magill
In the United States, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are organizational frameworks that seek to promote the fair treatment and full participation of all people, particularly groups who have historically been underrepresented or subject to discrimination based on identity or disability. [1]
Experts say people with disabilities are often left behind during evacuation and recovery efforts, and that as climate change amplifies the frequency and scale of natural disasters, the ...
Functional diversity is a politically and socially correct term for special needs, disability, impairment and handicap, which began to be used in Spain in scientific writing, at the initiative of those directly affected, in 2005.
The use of people-first terminology has given rise to the use of the acronym PWD to refer to person(s) (or people) with disabilities (or disability). [60] [61] [62] However other individuals and groups prefer identity-first language to emphasize how a disability can impact people's identities. Which style of language used varies between ...