Disability awareness dates
Disability and health awareness days can be useful for organisations as part of a wider inclusion strategy. Before you decide to focus on a specific day, week or month you might think about:
- Who you want to engage and what you want to achieve.
- How you will ensure your activities are informed and driven by disabled employees or users of your products or services.
- What the lasting legacy might be afterwards.
While we make every effort to verify these dates, we strongly recommend that you check all sources before publishing details. We welcome suggestions for other awareness days to include, please email us with details.
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January 2024
- 4 – World Braille Day
- 15 – Blue Monday
February 2024
- 1 – Dignity Action Day
- 1 – Time to Talk Day
- 4 – World Cancer Day
- 5-11 – Tinnitus Awareness Week
- 12 – International Epilepsy Day
- 29 – Rare Disease Day
March 2024
- 3 – World Hearing Day
- 3 – Marie Curie’s Day of Reflection
- 18-24 – Neurodiversity Celebration Week
- 21 – World Down Syndrome Day
- 28 – Wear A Hat Day (Brain Tumour Research’s annual event)
- 30 – World Bipolar Day
April 2024
- 2 – World Autism Awareness Day
- 11 – World Parkinson’s Day
- 22-28 – MS Awareness Week
May 2024
- 10 – World Lupus Day
- 13-19 – Mental Health Awareness Week
- 16 – Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
June 2024
- 10-16 – Carers’ Week
- 17-23 – Learning Disability Week
July 2024
Disability Pride Month.
September 2024
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- 8-14 – Know Your Numbers (blood pressure) Awareness Week
- 21 – World Alzheimer’s Day
- 23 – International Day of Sign Languages
- 23-29 – National Inclusion Week
- 23-29 – Occupational Health Awareness Week
October 2024
- 10 – World Mental Health Day
- 10 – World Sight Day
- 7-13 – Dyslexia Awareness Week
- 7-11 – National Work Life Week
- 18 – World Menopause Day
November 2024
- 12 – Purple Tuesday
- 16 November – 16 December – UK Disability History Month
- 21 – Carers Rights Day
December 2024
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