Disability Awareness Dates

January

  • Glaucoma Awareness Month – January
  • Braille Literacy Month – January
  • World Braille Day – January 4
  • Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day – January 24
  • Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Awareness Day – January 30

February

  • Low Vision Awareness Month – February
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day – February 2
  • World Cancer Day – February 4
  • Anosmia Awareness Day – February 27
  • Rare Disease Day – February 28/29

March

  • International Wheelchair Day – March 1
  • World Down Syndrome Day – March 21
  • Purple Day for Epilepsy – March 26
  • World Autism Awareness Week (UK) – March 29 – April 4
  • Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month – March
  • Developmental Disabilities Month – March
  • Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month – March

 April

  • World Autism Awareness Day – April 2
  • World Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Awareness Day – April 6
  • Cusing’s Disease Awareness Day – April 8
  • World Parkinson’s Day (UK) – April 11
  • Parkinson’s Awareness Month – April
  • Autism Acceptance Month – April

 May

  • International Cri du Chat Awareness Day – May 5
  • Fibromyalgia Awareness Day – May 12
  • Global Accessibility Awareness Day – May 18 
  • World Multiple Sclerosis Day – May 30
  • ALS Awareness Month – May
  • Mental Health Awareness Month – May
  • Arthritis Awareness Month – May
  • National Stroke Awareness Month – May

 June

  • The Longest Day (Alzheimer’s Awareness) – June 21
  • Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day – June 23
  • National PTSD Awareness Day – June 27
  • Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month – June
  • Dravet Syndrome Awareness Month – June
  • National Employee Wellness Month – June
  • Cataract Awareness Month – June

 July

  • Disability Awareness Day – July 14
  • American Disabilities Act 33rd Anniversary – July 26
  • Disability Pride Month – July
  • Williams Syndrome Awareness Month – July

 August

  • International Assistance Dog Week – Begins the First Sunday in August
  • National Purple Heart Day  – August 7
  • National Senior Citizen’s Day (U.S) – August 21
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month – August
  • National Immunization Awareness Month – August
  • Back to School Resources, New Guidance on Supporting Students with Disabilities 

 September

  • Colour Blindness Awareness Day (UK) – September 6
  • World Alzheimer’s day – September 21
  • International Week of the Deaf 2022 – September 19-25
  • International Day of Sign Languages – September 23
  • ID24 (Inclusive Design 24) – September 23
  • Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day – September 30
  • World Alzheimer’s Month – September

 October

  • World Cerebral Palsy Day – October 6
  • World Sight Day – October 10
  • World Mental Health Day – October 10
  • White Cane Awareness Day – October 15
  • Invisible Disabilities Week – October 17-23
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month – October
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month – October
  • Down Syndrome Awareness Month – October
  • Dyslexia Awareness Month – October
  • Spina Bifida Awareness Month – October

 November

  • WordPress Accessibility Day – November 2-3
  • International Stress Awareness Week – November 7-11
  • Global Usability Day – November 10
  • World Diabetes Day – November 14
  • World COPD Day – November 17
  • Epilepsy Awareness Month – November
  • Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month – November

 December

  • World AIDS Day – December 1
  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities – December 3
  • Human Rights Day – December 10
  • International Day of Epidemic Preparedness – December 27

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