❀ A little possum approaches with a gift!
{PT: A little possum approaches with a gift!}
❀ Disability Pride Flag Recolors (And Additions!)
{PT: Disability pride flag recolors, and additions!}
❀ Stripe Meanings:
Purple - Degenerative Disorders / Aging ; ex. loosing vision through your life, worsening joint pain, chronic illness, developing Alzheimers. As far as I’m aware, degenerative disorders can be acquired at any point in life, not just with old age- but the two often are related, hence why I included them together.
Red / Teal - Trauma / Injury ; ex. loosing use of limbs following an accident, mobility issues, anxiety from traumatic events. Red is commonly associated with trauma and injuries, but teal is the awareness color for a large majority of traumatic experiences, so I didn’t want to exclude it.
Yellow - Natural Variation ; ex. Autism, learning disabilities, motor disorders. I suppose this category means disorders present since birth/form in early childhood, and can be seen as just evolution causing variation. Help clarifying this would be appreciated!
White - Complex, Unknown, and Hidden Disabilities ; self explanatory- disorders with complex causes, invisible to others, and just being disabled but not knowing what disability! Catch all for every disability as well :)
Mint Green - Genetic ; ex. Down syndrome, chromosomal disorders, asthma, cystic fibrosis, scoliosis. Similar to natural variation, but for those who prefer to identify it more as disorders or disabilities, instead of being ‘different kinds of people’, and conditions that present later in life.
Blue / Indigo - Situational ; feeling as though you’re no different from others, and the real disability is a lack of accommodations. Inspired directly by the post referenced below, which explains it much better than I can. Additionally, this could also include episodic disabilities like epilepsy, bipolar disorder, or reoccurring illness.
Green - Environmental / Illness ; ex. getting asthma following severe respiratory illness, nerve damage from cancer, birth defects from dangerous conditions during fetal development. This can also include seasonal disabilities, like seasonal depression or pollen allergies.
Grey - Rage about those who have suffered as a result of discrimination, same as the original meaning.
{PT: Stripe meanings. Purple, meaning degenerative disorders or aging. Examples include, loosing vision through your life, worsening joint pain, chronic illness, or developing Alzheimers. As far as I’m aware, degenerative disorders can be acquired at any point in life, not just with old age- but the two often are related, hence why I included them together.}
{PT: Red or teal, meaning trauma or injury. Examples include, loosing use of limbs following an accident, mobility issues, or anxiety from traumatic events. Red is commonly associated with trauma and injuries, but teal is the awareness color for a large majority of traumatic experiences, so I didn’t want to exclude it.}
{PT: Yellow, meaning natural variation. Examples include, autism, learning disabilities, or motor disorders. I suppose this category means disorders present since birth, or in early childhood, and can be seen as just evolution causing variation. Help clarifying this would be appreciated!}
{PT: White, meaning complex, unknown, and hidden disabilities. Self explanatory. Disorders with complex causes, invisible to others, and just being disabled but not knowing what disability! Catch all for every disability as well.}
{PT: Mint green, meaning genetic. Examples include, down syndrome, chromosomal disorders, asthma, cystic fibrosis, or scoliosis. Similar to natural variation, but for those who prefer to identify it more as disorders or disabilities, instead of being different kinds of people, and conditions that present later in life.}
{PT: Blue and indigo, meaning situational. Feeling as though you’re no different from others, and the real disability is a lack of accommodations. Inspired directly by the post referenced below, which explains it much better than I can. Additionally, this could also include episodic disabilities like epilepsy, bipolar disorder, or reoccurring illness.}
{PT: Green, meaning environmental or illness. Examples include, getting asthma following severe respiratory illness, nerve damage from cancer, or birth defects from dangerous conditions during fetal development. This can also include seasonal disabilities, like seasonal depression or pollen allergies.}
{PT: Grey, meaning rage about those who have suffered as a result of discrimination, same as the original meaning.}
The meanings of each of the stripes is inspired by this post by @ipso-faculty , which i highly recommend looking at, as the meanings and definition are detailed and fascinating! The colors are based on the awareness ribbon colors/general associations. My version is meant to represent the origins, causes, or unique factors for categories of disabilities. Additionally, I’ve also included different forms of disability at the bottom for those who prefer the original meaning, but ipso’s comment really stuck out to me and i resonate with deeply.
“It’s been my experience of disability community that attitudes about disability tend (in general) to be linked more to when/how we were disabled rather than mental/physical/sensory/etc.”
The disability models confused me upon first research, so until I understand more, they aren’t explicitly included- though including them in the future would be nice! And to me, the cause of my disabilities greatly affects how i feel towards them. For example, my autism has always been a part of me, and I can’t imagine myself without it- but my OCD developed from childhood trauma, and I remember a time before I had it, and wish to be like that again. The distinction is important to me, even if not to anybody else.
These flags were made for fun, and I haven’t directly referenced or spoken to other disabled people about the color meanings and representation. If you have things to suggest, please do so! I’m learning, and would love to make this more accessible!! Just please be nice!
{PT: These flags were made for fun, and I haven’t directly referenced or spoken to other disabled people about the color meanings and representation. If you have things to suggest, please do so! I’m learning, and would love to make this more accessible! Just please be nice!}
And, in reference to the second flag, alternative meanings! Indigo for neurological, purple for psychiatric (in reference to mad pride), yellow for neurodivergence, white for invisible disabilities, mint green for sensory (because mint green gives me good visual sensory), teal for medical (not meaning how doctors treat disabilities as things to be fixed. I specifically mean disorders that arent visible externally but are still very much physical, such as hormonal disorders. Chosen with my mom in mind.), and green for episodic disorders! Unless clarified, theres no explicit reason a disability category was assigned to a given color, (aside from previous or common associations), and was chosen based on vibes. Indigo just feels like a neurological color to me.
Tagging: @radiomogai (thank you for the permission!! Hopefully you dont mind :D)
