The logo, designed in 2003 by graphic design artist Ralph Fernandez, is a positive

and powerful symbol of the international deaf sports community.

It ties together strong elements: Sign language, deaf and international cultures, unity and continuity.

 

The hand shapes, "ok", "good", and "great" that overlap each other in a circle,

represent the original sign for "deaflympics". Together, the hand shapes represent

the sign for "united".The center of the logo represents the iris of the eye, which defines

deaf people as visual people; they must use their eyes to communicate.

 

The logo incorporates the four colors of the national flags of the world.

The red, blue, yellow and green represent the four regional confederations

the Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation, the European Deaf Sports Organization,

the Pan American Deaf Sports Organization and the Confederation of African Deaf Sports.