Dr. Greg Keefe, UPEI’s interim president and vice-chancellor, and fourth-year political science student Antwaun Rolle invite members of the campus community to the first annual raising of the Flag of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at UPEI in observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3. The flag raising will take place on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at 12:00 pm (noon) at the flag plaza near Kelley Memorial Building. 

The Flag of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was created by Eros Recio in 2017 and presented to the United Nations that same year. The flag is a tricolour flag with three equally sized horizontal stripes of gold, silver, and bronze, meant to evoke the three medals at the Paralympic Games. Students, staff, and faculty are also encouraged to wear the colours of the flag through to and on December 3.