| January |
Co-dependency Awareness Month |
United States |
| January |
Glaucoma Awareness Month |
United States |
| Jan 4 |
World Braille Day (United Nations Day) |
Global |
| Jan 24 |
Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day |
Global |
| Jan 30 |
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Awareness Day |
United States |
| Jan 31 |
World Leprosy Day |
Global |
| February |
Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month |
United States |
| Feb 1-7 |
White Cane Week |
Canada |
| Feb 2 |
Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day |
United States |
| Feb 4 |
World Cancer Day |
Global |
| Feb 11 |
World Day of the Sick |
Global |
| Feb 14 |
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day / Week |
Global |
| Feb 14 |
National Donor Day |
United States |
| Feb 15 |
International Childhood Cancer Day |
Global |
| Feb 22-28 |
Eating Disorder Awareness Week |
United States |
| Feb 22 |
National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day |
United States |
| Feb 27 |
Anosmia Awareness Day |
Global |
| Feb 28 |
Rare Disease Day |
Global |
| March |
Brain Injury Awareness Month |
Global |
| March |
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month |
United States |
| March |
Color Therapy Month |
United States |
| March |
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month |
United States |
| March |
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Prevention Awareness Month |
United States |
| March |
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month |
United States |
| March |
Endometriosis Awareness Month |
Global |
| March |
Epilepsy Month |
Canada |
| March |
Essential Tremor Month |
Global |
| March |
Kidney Month |
United States |
| March |
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month |
United States |
| March |
Red Cross Month |
Canada |
| March |
Red Cross Month |
United States |
| March |
Self-Injury Awareness Month |
United States, Canada and Western Europe |
| March |
Trisomy Awareness Month |
United States, Canada |
| Mar 1 |
Disability Day of Mourning |
United States |
| Mar 1 |
Self-Injury Awareness Day |
Global |
| Mar 1 |
International Wheelchair Day |
Global |
| Mar 6 |
World Lymphoma Awareness Day |
Global |
| Mar 7-13 |
World Glaucoma Week |
Global |
| Mar 8 |
Breast Implant Illness Awareness Day |
Global |
| Mar 10 |
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day |
United States |
| Mar 18 |
National Trisomy 18 Awareness Day |
United States |
| Mar 21 |
World Down Syndrome Day (United Nations Day) |
Global |
| Mar 24 |
World Tuberculosis Day (WHO) |
Global |
| Mar 25 |
U.S. National Cerebral Palsy Awareness day |
United States |
| Mar 26 |
Purple Day for Epilepsy |
Global |
| Mar 27 |
Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) Awareness Day |
Global |
| April |
Cushing Disease/Syndrome Awareness Month |
United States |
| April |
National Donate Life Month |
United States |
| April |
Paralyzed Veterans Across America Month |
United States |
| April |
Limb Loss Awareness Month |
United States |
| April |
Parkinson’s Awareness Month |
United States |
| Apr 2 |
World Autism Awareness Day (United Nations) |
Global |
| Apr 6 |
Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Awareness Day |
Global |
| Apr 7 |
World Health Day |
Global |
| Apr 8 |
Cushing Disease/Syndrome Awareness Day |
United States |
| Apr 10 |
National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day |
United States |
| Apr 11-18 |
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week |
United States |
| Apr 11 |
Parkinson’s Disease International Awareness Day |
Global |
| Apr 13 |
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Awareness Day |
Global |
| Apr 13 |
Sarcoidosis Awareness Day |
Global |
| Apr 17 |
World Hemophilia Day (United Nations Day) |
Global |
| Apr 19-23 |
Porphyria Awareness Week |
United States |
| Apr 19-25 |
National MS Awareness Week |
United Kingdom |
| Apr 19 |
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day |
Global |
| Apr 22-29 |
World Primary Immunodeficiency (PI) Week |
Global |
| Apr 23 |
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) Awareness Day |
Global |
| Apr 25 |
World Malaria Day (WHO) |
Global |
| Apr 25 |
World Meningitis Day |
Global |
| Apr 27 |
Show Your Mettle Day (Amputees) |
United States |
| Apr 29 |
World Wish Day |
Global |
| May |
Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month |
United States |
| May |
ALS Awareness Month |
United States |
| May |
American Stroke Month |
United States |
| May |
Arthritis Month |
United States |
| May |
Better Speech and Hearing Month |
United States |
| May |
Bladder Cancer Awareness Month |
Global |
| May |
Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month |
United States |
| May |
Brain Tumor Awareness Month |
United States |
| May |
Celiac Awareness Month |
United States |
| May |
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month |
United States |
| May |
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) |
United States |
| May |
Hepatitis Awareness Month |
United States |
| May |
High Blood Pressure Education Month |
United States |
| May |
Huntington’s Disease Awareness 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 Awareness Month |
Canda |
| May |
Myositis Awareness Month |
United States |
| May |
Older Americans Month |
United States |
| May 1 |
National Childhood Stroke Awareness Day |
United States |
| May 2-8 |
Brain Tumor Action Week |
United States |
| May 5 |
Cri du Chat Syndrome Day |
United States |
| May 5 |
Ependymoma Awareness Day |
United States |
| May 5 |
World Asthma Day |
Global |
| May 7 |
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day |
United States |
| May 8-14 |
Brain Injury Awareness Week |
United States |
| May 8 |
World Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day |
Global |
| May 8 |
World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day |
Global |
| May 10 |
World Lupus Day |
Global |
| May 12 |
International Fibromalgia (FM) Awareness Day |
Global |
| May 12 |
International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND) |
Global |
| May 14 |
Apraxia Awareness Day |
United States |
| May 15 |
International Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) Awareness Day |
Global |
| May 17 |
Worldwide Neurofibromatosis (NF) Awareness Day |
Global |
| May 19 |
National Schizencephaly Awareness Day |
United States |
| May 20 |
International Behcet’s Disease Awareness Day |
Global |
| May 20 |
International Blue Cone Monochromacy awareness day |
Global |
| May 20 |
World Autoimmune Arthritis Day |
Global |
| May 21 |
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) |
Global |
| May 23 |
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (United Nations) |
Global |
| May 24 |
Schizophrenia Awareness Day |
Canada |
| May 25 |
World Thyroid Day (WTD) |
Global |
| May 30 |
World 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 |
PTSD Awareness Month |
United States |
| Jun 1 |
World Hypoparathyroidism Awareness |
Global |
| Jun 7 |
National Cancer Survivors Day |
United States |
| Jun 8 |
World Brain Tumor Day |
Global |
| Jun 11 |
Neuropathy Action Awareness Day |
United States |
| Jun 13 |
International Albinism Awareness Day (United Nations) |
Global |
| Jun 17 |
CDKL5 Worldwide Awareness Day |
Global |
| Jun 18 |
Autistic Pride Day |
United States |
| Jun 19 |
World Sickle Cell Day (United Nations) |
Global |
| Jun 21 |
Global Day of Recognition of ALS/MND |
Global |
| Jun 21-24 |
Helen Keller Deaf Blind Awareness Week |
United States |
| Jun 23 |
Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day |
United States |
| Jun 25 |
World Vitiligo Awareness Day |
Global |
| Jun 27 |
National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Day |
United States |
| Jun 27 |
Helen Keller Day |
United States |
| Jun 29 |
World Scleroderma Awareness Day |
Global |
| Jun 30 |
Arthrogryposis Awareness Day |
United States |
| July |
Disability Pride Month (NY) |
United States |
| July |
Fragile X (FXS) Awareness Month |
United States |
| July |
National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month |
United States |
| July |
Sarcoma Research Awareness Month |
United States |
| Jul 12 |
Heterochromia Awareness Day |
United States |
| Jul 13 |
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Awareness Day |
United States |
| Jul 23 |
World Sjogren’s Day |
Global |
| Jul 24 |
National Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Day |
United States |
| Jul 26 |
Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary |
United States |
| Jul 28 |
World Hepatitis Day |
Global |
| Jul 30 |
Gastroschisis Awareness Day |
United States |
| August |
Digestive Tract Paralysis (DTP) Month |
United States |
| August |
Don’t be a Bully Month |
United States |
| August |
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month |
United States |
| August |
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) Awareness |
United States |
| Aug 21 |
National Senior Citizens Day |
United States |
| September |
Achalasia Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
lopecia Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
Lymphoma Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
National Guide Dog Month |
United States |
| September |
National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
Orthostatic Tremor Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
Pain Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
Prostate Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month |
United States |
| September |
World Alzheimer’s Disease Month |
Global |
| Sep 5 |
Disability Awareness Day |
United Kingdom |
| Sep 7 |
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
United States |
| Sep 9 |
International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day (FASD) |
Global |
| Sep 13 |
Celiac Disease Awareness Day |
United States |
| Sep 15 |
World Lymphoma Awareness Day – Hodgkin’s Lymphoma |
Global |
| Sep 18 |
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day |
United States |
| Sep 19 |
Usher Syndrome Awareness Day |
Global |
| Sep 20-27 |
International Week of the Deaf |
Global |
| Sep 21 |
World Alzheimer’s Day |
Global |
| Sep 22 |
World Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) Day |
Global |
| Sept 23 |
International Day of Sign Language |
Global |
| Sep 24 |
Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) Awareness Day |
United States |
| Sep 25 |
International Ataxia Awareness Day |
Global |
| Sep 26 |
Mesothelioma Awareness Day |
United States |
| Sep 30 |
Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day |
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 and Awareness Month |
United States |
| October |
Down Syndrome Awareness Month |
United States |
| October |
Dwarfism Awareness Month |
United States |
| October |
Dysautonomia Awareness Month |
Global |
| October |
Dyslexia Awareness Month |
United States |
| October |
Eczema Awareness Month |
United States |
| October |
Liver Cancer Awareness Month |
United States |
| October |
Learning Disability Awareness Month |
United States |
| October |
National Disability Employment Awareness Month |
United States |
| October |
Raynaud’s Awareness Month |
United States |
| October |
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month |
United States |
| October |
Selective Mutism Awareness Month |
United States |
| October |
Spina Bifida Awareness Month |
United States |
| Oct 5 |
World Day of Bullying Prevention |
Global |
| Oct 5 |
American Veterans Disabled for Life Awareness Day |
United States |
| Oct 6 |
World Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day |
Global |
| Oct 7 |
International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day |
Global |
| Oct 7 |
Team Margot Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Awareness Day |
United States |
| Oct 8 |
International Podiatry Day |
Global |
| Oct 8 |
World Blind Day / World Sight Day |
Global |
| Oct 9 |
PANDAS / PANS Awareness Day |
United States |
| Oct 10 |
World Mental Health Day |
Global |
| Oct 13 |
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day |
United States |
| Oct 13 |
World Thrombosis Day |
United States |
| Oct 15 |
Blind Americans Equality Day |
United States |
| Oct 20 |
World Osteoporosis Day |
Global |
| Oct 20-31 |
Disability Mentoring Days (Starts on the Third Wednesday of each October) |
United States |
| Oct 21 |
Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day |
United States |
| Oct 22 |
International Stuttering Awareness Day |
Global |
| Oct 24 |
World Polio Day |
Global |
| Oct 25 |
Hydrocephalus Day |
Global |
| Oct 25-31 |
International Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week |
Global |
| Oct 29 |
World Stroke Day |
Global |
| November |
Alzheimer’s 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 |
United States |
| November |
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month |
United States |
| November |
Prostate Cancer / Men’s Health Awareness Month |
United States |
| Nov 4-6 |
International Stress Awareness Week |
Global |
| Nov 6 |
International Stress Awareness Day |
Global |
| Nov 7 |
Cancer Awareness Day |
India |
| Nov 8 |
Aicardi Syndrome Awareness Day |
United States |
| Nov 11 |
World Usability Day |
Global |
| Nov 12 |
World Pneumonia Day |
Global |
| Nov 13 |
World Pancreatic Cancer Day |
Global |
| Nov 14 |
World Diabetes Day (United Nations) |
Global |
| Nov 15 |
World Ohtahara Syndrome Awareness Day |
Global |
| Nov 18 |
World COPD Day |
Global |
| Nov 24 |
N24 Awareness Day |
United States |
| December |
Constipation Awareness Month |
United States |
| Dec 1 |
World AIDS Day (United Nations) |
Global |
| Dec 3 |
International Day of the Disabled Person (United Nations) |
Global |
