Holidays & Observances

Calendar of Disability-Related Dates

JanuaryWorld Braille Day (United Nations Day)Global
MarchDevelopmental Disabilities Awareness MonthUnited States
MarchDisability Day of MourningUnited States
MarchInternational Wheelchair DayGlobal
MarchU.S. National Cerebral Palsy Awareness dayUnited States
AprilWorld Autism Awareness Day (United Nations)Global
MayMental Health MonthUnited States
MayMobility Awareness MonthUnited States
MayMultiple Sclerosis Awareness MonthCanda
MayNational Children’s Mental Health Awareness DayUnited States
MayGlobal Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)Global
JunePTSD Awareness MonthUnited States
JuneAutistic Pride DayUnited States
JuneHelen Keller Deaf Blind Awareness WeekUnited States
JuneNational Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) DayUnited States
JulyAmericans with Disabilities Act AnniversaryUnited States
SeptemberNational Suicide Prevention Awareness MonthUnited States
SeptemberDisability Awareness DayUnited Kingdom
OctoberADHD Awareness MonthUnited States
OctoberDyslexia Awareness MonthUnited States
OctoberLearning Disability Awareness MonthUnited States
OctoberNational Disability Employment Awareness MonthUnited States
OctoberSelective Mutism Awareness MonthUnited States
OctoberWorld Day of Bullying PreventionGlobal
OctoberWorld Blind Day / World Sight DayGlobal
OctoberBlind Americans Equality DayUnited States
OctoberDisability Mentoring Days (Starts on the Third Wednesday of each October)United States
NovemberWorld Usability DayGlobal
DecemberInternational Day of the Disabled Person (United Nations)Global
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