Disability Awareness Calendar

Days:

• January 4 - World Braille Day
• January 11 - Paget’s Awareness Day
• January 24 - Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day
• Last Sunday of January - World Leprosy Day

Days:

• February 3 - National Women Physician Day
• February 4 - World Cancer Day
• February 28 (or 27) - Rare Disease Day

Week:

• 1st week of February
  • White Cane Week
  • Tinnitus Awareness Week 

Month:

• Low Vision Awareness Month

Days:

• March 1
  • Disability Community Day of Mourning
  • International Wheelchair Day
• March 2 - World Teen Mental Health Day
• March 3 - World Hearing Day - March 3rd
• March 21 - World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD)

Month:

• Brain Injury Awareness Month

Days

• April 2 - World Autism Awareness Day.
• Last Wednesday of April - International Guide Dog Day.

Month

• Autism Acceptance Month.
• Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month.

Days:

• May 20 - International Blue Cone Monochromacy Awareness Day
• May 21 - Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)

Month:

• Global Access ibility Awareness Month
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• Older Texans Month

Days:

• June 4 - World Day for Assistive Technology (AT)
• June 18 - Autistic Pride Day

Weeks:

• June 20th to 26th - Learning Disability Week - 
• Last week of June - Helen Keller Deafblind Awareness Week - 

Month:

• Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
• Audiobook Appreciation Month

Days:

• July 26 - Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary

Month:

• Disability Pride Month
• BIPOC Mental Health Month
• National Wheelchair Beautification Month

Days:

August 21st - National Senior Citizens Day

Days:

September 23: International Day of Sign Languages

Weeks.

• September 23-29, 2024: Deaf Awareness Week: 
• September 25 - October 1: National Inclusion Week

Month:

• National Deaf Awareness Month
• National Service Dog Month - a month-long celebration honoring the hard work and life-changing impact service dogs make on people with disabilities every day.
• World Alzheimer's Month
  • Factsheet: Designing for Dementia
  • Factsheet: Dementia and Computing
  • Simple 'how to' guides: Make your device easier to use with dementia
  • Blog: Use smart speakers for independent living
  • Video: Dementia-friendly design - expert tips for inclusive websites

Days:

• October 1: International Day of Older Persons.
• October 6: World Cerebral Palsy (CP) Day.
• October 15: White Cane Day.
• October 17: Texas Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Day.

Weeks:

• October 19-25th: Invisible Disabilities Week.

Month:

• ADHD Awareness month.
• Dyslexia Awareness Month.
• Texas Disability Employment Awareness Month.
• National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Day(s)

• November 14th - World Usability Day (WUD)

Days

• December 3rd - International Day of Persons with Disabilities.