Awareness Days
Disclaimer: This is not meant to be an exhaustive list. If you would like more information on a specific disability, please contact a special programs represenatative.
September
September is:
Craniofacial Awareness Month
National Guide Dog Month
Deaf Awareness Month: Focuses on increasing awareness about the deaf community and its culture.Â
Awareness Weeks in September
Last week of September - International Week of the Deaf
Awareness Days in September
September 9 - International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness (FASD) Day
September 30 - Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day
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October
October is:
ADHD Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Learning Disability Awareness Month
Selective Mutism Awareness Month
Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Awareness Weeks in October
3rd full week of October - Invisible Disabilities Week
Awareness Days in October
October 22 - International Stuttering Awareness Day
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November
Epilepsy Awareness Month
December
December
January
National Birth Defect Awareness Month
January 4 - World Braille Day (International)
February
1st week of February - Tinnitus Awareness Week
February 7-14 - Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Week
March
National Brain Injury Awareness Month
National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
National Trisomy Awareness Month
March 21 - World Down Syndrome Day
April
Autism Awareness Month
May
Better Hearing and Speech Month
June
Aphasia Awareness Month
July
July 26 - American Disabilities Act Anniversary: Celebrated in honor of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law in July 1990. It recognizes the achievements of people with disabilities and advocates for equal rights and accessibility.Â