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In Honor of the International Week of Deaf People (23 - 29 September), Here's the Deaf Flag (aka the Deaf Union Flag) (lemmy.ca)

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Designed by deafblind artist Arnaud Balard in 2013, it was adopted by the National Federation of the Deaf of France (Fédération nationale des sourds de France) in 2014 and by the Word Federation of the Deaf in 2023. It's official symbolism is:

Hand: The signing deaf community and sign languages
Fingers: Use of sign languages around the world (over 200 languages) and the 5 continents (in order from top to bottom Europe, the Americas, Asia, Oceania and Africa)
Turquoise: World color of sign language, deaf culture, and the signing deaf community
Yellow: Light, life, the awakened mind, and coexistence
Navy Blue: Planet Earth, humanity, and the color adopted to represent deafness

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