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Disability Pride Month
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Disability Pride parade, New York City, July 9, 2017 The Disability Pride Flag features a charcoal gray background with five diagonal stripes in red, gold, white, blue, and green from top left to bottom right.
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Disability Pride parade, New York City, July 9, 2017
Disability Pride parade, New York City, July 9, 2017

Disability Pride Month

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Disability Pride Month is an annual celebration observed in the United States during the month of July to commemorate the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Signed into law on July 26, 1990, by U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush, the landmark legislation provides civil rights protections to individuals with physical and mental disabilities and guarantees them equal opportunity in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications. Soon after the...

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