These colours are meant to evoke the three medals at the Paralympic Games, and are intended to represent the collective's overcoming of obstacles, rather than the competitive and meritocratic sentiments related to the event itself.

For example, discriminatory adversities imposed by society, the victory of new rights achieved for the collective, and a celebration of increased awareness of social inequality.

On December 3, 2017, at the United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities, parliamentarians from Latin American countries gathered in a plenary assembly in Peru.

[9] On December 3, 2018, the flag was adopted by the "Foment d'Esportistes amb Reptes" (FER), an Olympic and Paralympic sports organization in Spain.

These are meant to represent the three main types of disability: physical, mental (intellectual or psychosocial), and sensory.

[8] The flag and its design have a general nature, meaning that each color does not exclusively represent a specific type of disability, but rather all of them as a whole.

This was to highlight the vindictive character of the term "disability" and avoid possible social segregation typical of ableism.