Last Updated on July 31, 2025, 3:38 pm ET
Like many others, the rights and liberties of our disabled friends were not an automatic phenomenon—it took the work of generations of determined individuals to advocate for this cohort.
Disability Pride Month celebrates the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was enacted July 26, 1990. This federal law was a huge step in acknowledging the personhood of those in the disability community and it guarantees civil rights to this amazing and creative segment of society in the US.
The disability pride flag displays six colors:
- Green: sensory disabilities, including deafness, blindness, and other sensory disabilities
- Red: physical disabilities
- White: invisible disabilities and undiagnosed conditions
- Gold: neurodiversity
- Blue: emotional and psychiatric disabilities
- Black background: mourning and rage for victims of ableist violence and abuse
The Association of Research Libraries honors the hard-fought journey of the disability community and shares this roundup of events and resources from our member libraries.
Boston Public Library
Boston Public Library Celebrates Disability Pride Month
Harvard University
Disability Pride Month Titles in the Science & Engineering Library
New York Library
Disability Pride Month at NYPL
University of California, Irvine
Celebrating Disability Pride Month
University of Cincinnati
This Week in the Law Library … July 7, 2025
University of Michigan
July is Disability Pride Month
University of Utah
Six Books to Read in Celebration of Disability Pride Month
