Disability Calendar
Below is a list of National Celebration Months/Weeks related to Disability issues. If you
know of any others, please email us the Month and event information and we will add them
to this calendar. Thank You!
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
March of Dimes Birth Defects Month
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
National Office Phone: 914-997-4488
http://www.marchofdimes.com
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
National Office Phone: 914-997-4488
http://www.marchofdimes.com
Glaucoma Awareness Month
Glaucoma Research Foundation
251 Post Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94108
Toll-free Phone: 800-826-6693
Phone: 415-986-3162
http://www.glaucoma.org/news/january_is_glau.html
Glaucoma Research Foundation
251 Post Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94108
Toll-free Phone: 800-826-6693
Phone: 415-986-3162
http://www.glaucoma.org/news/january_is_glau.html
Thyroid Awareness Month
http://thyroid.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.thyroid-info.com/campaign2005
http://thyroid.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.thyroid-info.com/campaign2005
February
American Heart Month
American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: 800-242-8721
http://www.americanheart.org
American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: 800-242-8721
http://www.americanheart.org
March
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)
Phone: 800-444-6443
http://www.biausa.org
For Indiana Residents:
BIA of Indiana
Exec Director: Stacy Payne
9531 Valparaiso Court, Suite A
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Phone: 317-356-7722
Fax: 317-808-7770
E-mail: info@biai.org
Website: http://www.biausa.org/Indiana
Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)
Phone: 800-444-6443
http://www.biausa.org
For Indiana Residents:
BIA of Indiana
Exec Director: Stacy Payne
9531 Valparaiso Court, Suite A
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Phone: 317-356-7722
Fax: 317-808-7770
E-mail: info@biai.org
Website: http://www.biausa.org/Indiana
Disability Awareness Month
2007 Theme - Make Room for Everyone
Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
Disability Awareness Month 2007
c/o Borshoff Johnson Matthews
47 S. Pennsylvania St., Suite 500
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3657
http://www.in.gov/gpcpd
To order materials: http://www.in.gov/gpcpd/projects/2007_DAM_Order_Form3.pdf
2007 Theme - Make Room for Everyone
Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
Disability Awareness Month 2007
c/o Borshoff Johnson Matthews
47 S. Pennsylvania St., Suite 500
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3657
http://www.in.gov/gpcpd
To order materials: http://www.in.gov/gpcpd/projects/2007_DAM_Order_Form3.pdf
MR/DD (Mental Retardation Awareness Month)
Mosaic
4980 S. 118th St.
Omaha, NE 68137-2220
Phone: 877-3MOSAIC
http://www.mosaicinfo.org/nmra/index.htm
Mosaic
4980 S. 118th St.
Omaha, NE 68137-2220
Phone: 877-3MOSAIC
http://www.mosaicinfo.org/nmra/index.htm
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA)
706 Haddonfield Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Phone: 856-488-4500
Fax: 856-661-9797
E-mail: msaa@msaa.com
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA):
http://www.msaa.com/MS_Awarness_Month.htm
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (MSF):
http://www.msfocus.org/programs_edumonth.php
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA)
706 Haddonfield Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Phone: 856-488-4500
Fax: 856-661-9797
E-mail: msaa@msaa.com
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA):
http://www.msaa.com/MS_Awarness_Month.htm
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (MSF):
http://www.msfocus.org/programs_edumonth.php
Diabetes Awareness Day
American Diabetes Association
ATTN: National Call Center
1701 North Beauregard St.
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 800-342-2383
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
American Diabetes Association
ATTN: National Call Center
1701 North Beauregard St.
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 800-342-2383
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
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April
Autism Awareness Month
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814-3067
Phone: 800-328-8476
http://www.autism-society.org/
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814-3067
Phone: 800-328-8476
http://www.autism-society.org/
National Occupational Therapy Month
The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
4720 Montgomery Lane
PO Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
Phone: 301-652-2682
http://www.aota.org
The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
4720 Montgomery Lane
PO Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
Phone: 301-652-2682
http://www.aota.org
May
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month
also known as Lou Gehrig's disease
The ALS Association
27001 Agoura Road, Suite 150
Calabasas Hills, CA 91301
Phone: 818-880-9007
http://www.alsa.org/news/article.cfm?id=637&CFID=2563151&CFTOKEN=6029759
also known as Lou Gehrig's disease
The ALS Association
27001 Agoura Road, Suite 150
Calabasas Hills, CA 91301
Phone: 818-880-9007
http://www.alsa.org/news/article.cfm?id=637&CFID=2563151&CFTOKEN=6029759
Better Speech and Hearing Month
American Speech Language Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 800-638-8255
http://www.asha.org
American Speech Language Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 800-638-8255
http://www.asha.org
Mental Health Month
National Mental Health Association
2000 N. Beauregard St., 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 703-684-7722
http://www.nmha.org
National Mental Health Association
2000 N. Beauregard St., 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 703-684-7722
http://www.nmha.org
National Alpha-1 Awareness Month (Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency)
Alpha-1 Association
2937 SW 27 Avenue, Suite 106
Miami, FL 33133
Phone: 800-521-3025
www.alpha1.org
Alpha-1 Association
2937 SW 27 Avenue, Suite 106
Miami, FL 33133
Phone: 800-521-3025
www.alpha1.org
National Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis Foundation
PO Box 7669
Atlanta, GA 30357-0669
Phone: 800-568-4045
http://www.arthritis.org
Arthritis Foundation
PO Box 7669
Atlanta, GA 30357-0669
Phone: 800-568-4045
http://www.arthritis.org
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
1233 20th St. NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 800-727-8462
http://www.aafa.org
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
1233 20th St. NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 800-727-8462
http://www.aafa.org
Osteoporosis Month
National Osteoporosis Foundation
1232 22nd Street N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20037-1292
Phone: 202-223-2226
http://www.nof.org/
http://www.nclnet.org/health/osteoporosis/
National Osteoporosis Foundation
1232 22nd Street N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20037-1292
Phone: 202-223-2226
http://www.nof.org/
http://www.nclnet.org/health/osteoporosis/
Alcohol &Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
22 Cortlandt Street, Suite 801
New York, NY 10007-3128
Phone: 212-269-7797
HOPE LINE: 800/NCA-CALL (24-hour Affiliate referral)
Fax: 212-269-7510
E-mail: national@ncadd.org
http://www.ncadd.org/programs/awareness/index.html
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
22 Cortlandt Street, Suite 801
New York, NY 10007-3128
Phone: 212-269-7797
HOPE LINE: 800/NCA-CALL (24-hour Affiliate referral)
Fax: 212-269-7510
E-mail: national@ncadd.org
http://www.ncadd.org/programs/awareness/index.html
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June
National Cancer Survivor's Day (Usually celebrated first Sunday each June)
National Cancer Survivor's Day Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 682285
Franklin, TN 37068-2285
Phone: 615-794-3006
http://www.nscdf.org
National Cancer Survivor's Day Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 682285
Franklin, TN 37068-2285
Phone: 615-794-3006
http://www.nscdf.org
National Scleroderma Awareness Month
300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105
Danvers, MA 01923
Phone: 800-722-HOPE
http://www.scleroderma.org/ http://www.scleroderma.org/news/news2006/news2006_june_awareness5.shtm
300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105
Danvers, MA 01923
Phone: 800-722-HOPE
http://www.scleroderma.org/ http://www.scleroderma.org/news/news2006/news2006_june_awareness5.shtm
July
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Anniversary (7/26/90)
ADA Home Page: Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
The White House: Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 2006: A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060725-3.html
ADA Home Page: Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
The White House: Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 2006: A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060725-3.html
National Therapeutic Recreation Week (3rd week)
NTRS
22377 Belmont Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA 20148
Phone: 703-858-0784
http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=890
NTRS
22377 Belmont Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA 20148
Phone: 703-858-0784
http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=890
August
Child Accident Prevention Week
http://www.childsafe.org.za/capweek.htm
http://www.childsafe.org.za/capweek.htm
September
National Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Day
CHADD National Office
8181 Professional Place - Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
Phone: 301-306-7070
Fax: 301-306-7090
http://www.chadd.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home§ion=Community_Services&template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentFileID=67
Indiana Chapter:
Monroe County CHADD
Phone: 812-334-1524
CHADD National Office
8181 Professional Place - Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
Phone: 301-306-7070
Fax: 301-306-7090
http://www.chadd.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home§ion=Community_Services&template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentFileID=67
Indiana Chapter:
Monroe County CHADD
Phone: 812-334-1524
National Rehabilitation Week
475 Morgan Highway
PO Box 71
Scranton, PA 18501
Toll Free Phone: 800-943-NRAF (6723)
Phone: 570-341-4637
http://www.nraf-rehabnet.org/
475 Morgan Highway
PO Box 71
Scranton, PA 18501
Toll Free Phone: 800-943-NRAF (6723)
Phone: 570-341-4637
http://www.nraf-rehabnet.org/
National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
231 East Baltimore St, STE 800
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
E-mail: scdaa@sicklecelldisease.org
http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/news/events/month.phtml
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
231 East Baltimore St, STE 800
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
E-mail: scdaa@sicklecelldisease.org
http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/news/events/month.phtml
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October
CSA Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Celiac Sprue Association (CSA)
PO Box 31700
Omaha, NE 68131-0700
Toll Free Phone: 877-CSA-4CSA
Fax: 402-558-1347
Email: celiacs@csaceliacs.org
http://www.csaceliacs.org/month.php
Celiac Sprue Association (CSA)
PO Box 31700
Omaha, NE 68131-0700
Toll Free Phone: 877-CSA-4CSA
Fax: 402-558-1347
Email: celiacs@csaceliacs.org
http://www.csaceliacs.org/month.php
Friedeich's Ataxia (Movement Disorders) Awareness Month
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
P.O. Box 1537
Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-426-1576
E-mail: fara@CureFA.org
http://www.curefa.org/news/2005-07-28.asp
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
P.O. Box 1537
Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-426-1576
E-mail: fara@CureFA.org
http://www.curefa.org/news/2005-07-28.asp
Lupus Awareness Month
Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
National Office
2000 L Street, N.W., Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-349-1155
Fax: 202-349-1156
1-800-558-0121 (Information request line)
1-800-558-0231 (Spanish information request line)
http://www.lupus.org/awareness/2006campaign.html
Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
National Office
2000 L Street, N.W., Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-349-1155
Fax: 202-349-1156
1-800-558-0121 (Information request line)
1-800-558-0231 (Spanish information request line)
http://www.lupus.org/awareness/2006campaign.html
National AIDS Awareness Month
Amnesty International USA
5 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-807-8400
Fax: 212-627-1451
http://blogs.amnestyusa.org/student-activism/archive/2006/10/02/afynpwk7bd48.htm
Amnesty International USA
5 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-807-8400
Fax: 212-627-1451
http://blogs.amnestyusa.org/student-activism/archive/2006/10/02/afynpwk7bd48.htm
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM)
PO Box 15437
Wilmington, DE 19850-5437
Toll-free: (877) 88-NBCAM (877-886-2226)
Telephone: (202) 861-6753
Fax: (202) 293-2352
www.nbcam.org
PO Box 15437
Wilmington, DE 19850-5437
Toll-free: (877) 88-NBCAM (877-886-2226)
Telephone: (202) 861-6753
Fax: (202) 293-2352
www.nbcam.org
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
See Presidential Proclamation: http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode36/usc_sec_36_00000121----000-.html
See Presidential Proclamation: http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode36/usc_sec_36_00000121----000-.html
National Down Syndrome Month
National Down Syndrome Society
666 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 800-221-4602
http://www.ndss.org
National Down Syndrome Society
666 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 800-221-4602
http://www.ndss.org
Mental Illness Awareness Week
National Association of Mental Illness (NAMI)
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
Phone: 703-524-7600
http://www.nami.org
National Association of Mental Illness (NAMI)
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
Phone: 703-524-7600
http://www.nami.org
November
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
225 N. Michigan Avenue, FL 17
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
Phone: 800-272-3900
http://www.alz.org
225 N. Michigan Avenue, FL 17
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
Phone: 800-272-3900
http://www.alz.org
National Diabetes Month
American Diabetes Association
ATTN: National Call Center
1701 No Beauregard St.
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 800-342-2383
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
American Diabetes Association
ATTN: National Call Center
1701 No Beauregard St.
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 800-342-2383
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
National Disabled Americans Week
Public Papers of Ronald Reagan, November 1988
Proclamation 5902 -- National Disabled Americans Week, 1988
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1988/110588h.htm
Public Papers of Ronald Reagan, November 1988
Proclamation 5902 -- National Disabled Americans Week, 1988
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1988/110588h.htm
National Epilepsy Awareness Month
Epilepsy Foundation
8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785-7223
Phone: 800-332-1000
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org
Epilepsy Foundation
8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785-7223
Phone: 800-332-1000
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org
National Hospice Month
National Hospice &Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-837-1500
http://www.nhpco.org/templates/1/homepage.cfm
National Hospice &Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-837-1500
http://www.nhpco.org/templates/1/homepage.cfm
December
Universal Human Rights Month
Know Your Rights!
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Adopted on December 10, 1948 by the General Assembly of the United Nations (without dissent)
http://www.udhr.org/UDHR/default.htm
Know Your Rights!
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Adopted on December 10, 1948 by the General Assembly of the United Nations (without dissent)
http://www.udhr.org/UDHR/default.htm