The first Disability Pride Parade in the US was held July 2004 in Chicago, 14-years following the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 by President George H. W. Bush. In March 1990 activists had raised awareness for disability access by hosting the Capitol Crawl, where disabled persons crawled up the Capitol steps in Washington DC. Boston was the first city to hold a Disability Pride Day the same year, 1990.

Disability Pride Month began in July 2015 to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the ADA.

The Disability Pride Flag was designed and re-released in 2021 for use in the Public Domain by Ann McGill; it represents the diverse range of impairments, seen and unseen, and the obstacles to be overcome by disabled persons in society and the world.

Honorary Disability Pride Parade Way

South Plymouth Court and West Van Buren Street

Approved: 2012

Neighborhood: Loop

near
The parade route for the annual Disability Pride Parade 401 S. Plymouth

Source

https://www.disabilityprideparade.org/

https://www.disabilityprideparade.org/2024-parade-information.html

https://youtu.be/OJkbwyaEUX4?si=PGCLGZm53wTwwX5O

https://www.weinberg.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/history-disability-pride-flag

https://www.ameridisability.com/how-to-display-disability-pride/#:~:text=The%20first%20'Disability%20Pride%20Day,and%20Madison%2C%20among%20other%20locations.