Disability Awareness Calendar

Date
Event
Location
January
Glaucoma Awareness Month
Global
January 4
World Braille Day
Global
January 24
Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day
Global
January 30
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Awareness Day
United States
February
Low Vision Awareness Month
United States
February 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day
United States
February 4
World Cancer Day
Global
February 15
International Childhood Cancer Day
Global
March
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
United States
March
Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month
United States
March
Developmental Disability Awareness Month
United States
March
Endometriosis Awareness Month
Global
March
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Canada
March
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
United States
March
Self Injury Awareness Month
USA, Canada and Western Europe
March
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Global
March
Trisomy Awareness Month
United States & Canada
March 1
International Wheelchair Day
Global
March 1
Disability Day of Mourning
United States
March 21
World Down Syndrome Day
Global
March 26
Purple Day for Epilepsy
Global
April
Autism Awareness Month
United States
April
Cushing’s Syndrome
United States
April
Limb Loss & Limb Difference Awareness Mohth
United States
April
Paralyzed Veterans Across America
United States
April
Parkinson’s Awareness Month
United States
April 2
Autism Awareness Day
Global
April 6
Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Awareness Day
Global
April 8
Cushing’s Disease Awareness Day
United States
April 17
Hemophilia Awareness Day
Global
May
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
United States
May
ALS Awareness Month
United States
May
American Stroke Month
United States
May
Apraxia Awareness Month
United States
May
Arthritis Awareness Month
United States
May
Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
United States
May
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
United States
May
Cystic Fibrosis
United States
May
Huntington’s Disease Education Month
United States
May
Lupus Awareness Month
United States
May
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Global
May
Mental Health Month
United States
May
Mobility Awareness Month
United States
May
Multiple Sclerosis Month
Canada
May
Older Americans Month
United States
May 5
International 5P Syndrome Awareness Day
Global
May 20
Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Global
May 30
Global Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Day
Global
June
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Global
June
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS) Awareness Month
United States
June
Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
United States
June
Hemiplegic Migraine Awareness Month
United States
June
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month
United States
June 5
National Cancer Survivors Day
United States
June 21
The Longest Day (Alzheimer’s Awareness)
United States
June (last week)
Helen Keller Deaf Bling Awareness Week
United States
June 27
National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Day
United States
July
Disability Pride Month
United States
July
Fragile X Awareness Month
United States
July
National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month
United States
July
Sarcoma Research Awareness Month
United States
July 14
Disability Awareness Day
United Kingdom
July 26
Americans with Disability Act Anniversary
United States
August
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
United States
August
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) Awareness Month
United States
September
World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
Global
September
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
United States
September
Alopecia Awareness Month
United States
September
Lymphoma Awareness Month
United States
September
National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
United States
September
National Suicide Prevention Month
United States
September
Orthostatic Tremor Awareness Month
United States
September
Deaf Culture Awareness Month
Global
September 21
World Alzheimer’s Awareness Day
Global
October
Blindness Awareness Month
United States
October
ADHD Awareness Month
United States
October
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
United States
October
Colon Cancer Awareness Month
United States
October
Depression Education Awareness Month
United States
October 6
World Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day
Global
October 13
World Sight Day
Global
October 24
World Polio Day
Global
October 29
World Stroke Day
Global
November
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
United States
November
COPD AWareness Month
United States
November
Dercum’s Disease (Adiposis Dolorosa) Awareness Month
United States
November
Diabetes Awareness Month
United States
November
Epilepsy Awareness Month
United States
November
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Global
November
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
United States
November
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
United States
November 14
World Diabetes Awareness Day (United Nations)
Global
December 1
AIDS World Awareness Day
Global
December 2
Women’s Brain Health Day
United States
December 3
International Persons with Disability Day
Global