Disability Pride Month
Disability Pride Month, celebrated every July, focuses on honoring and celebrating people with disabilities. Disability Pride is a chance to learn more about disability rights and celebrate the vibrant disability community.
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National PTSD Awareness Day
National PTSD Awareness Day in the US is observed on June 27th each year. It’s a day to raise awareness about the impacts of post-traumatic stress disorder and fight the stigma surrounding it.
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is celebrated on the third Thursday of May each year. In 2024, GAAD falls on May 16th. According to accessibility.day, “The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access / inclusion and people with different disabilities.”
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
May 12 is the International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND). These conditions include Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), and Fibromyalgia. This day coincides with the birthday of Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing. Although ME/CFS was not defined in her lifetime, many historians believe she developed an ME/CFS-like illness. She became chronically ill and was often bedridden later in life.
World Bipolar Day
World Bipolar Day is held on March 30th each year. It’s an international campaign to raise awareness about bipolar disorders. World Bipolar Day (WBD) is recognized on March 30th as the birthday of Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, who was posthumously diagnosed as likely having bipolar disorder.