Twelve Months of Disability Awareness

There are a number of disability-related awareness months, weeks and days. Promoting one or several of these days is a great way to increase the awareness of disability-related issues at your school. Where available, contact information is given. Call or write the appropriate organization to request promotional kits, posters and other available information. Remember: Disabilities is more than just meets the eye! Make sure others around you know this as well.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec

JANUARY

Mental Wellness Month

Thryroid Disease Awareness Month

National Birth Defects Prevention Month
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4600

National Glaucoma Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
500 East Remington Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173
(800) 331-2020 / (847) 843-2020

FEBRUARY

National Eating Disorders Screening Program

National Wise Mental Health Consumer Month

National American Heart Month

National Women's Heart Health Day

National Have-A-Heart Day: Feb. 14

American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231
(800) AHA-USA

Low Vision Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America
500 East Remington Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173
(800) 331-2020 / (847) 843-2020

National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
7611 Elmwood Ave, Ste 201, Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 831-6989

National Burn Awareness Week
Shriners Burn Institute
3229 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513) 872-6000

MARCH

Hemophilia Month
National Hemophilia Foundation, Soho Building
110 Greene St, Ste 303, New York, NY 10012
(800) 42-HANDI

Mental Retardation Awareness Month
The Arc
500 East Border St, Ste 300, Arlington, TX 76010
(817) 261-6003

National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Association
PO Box 18426, Kansas City, MO 64133
(816) 313-2000 / (816) 524-6782 (Fax)

National Kidney Month
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd St, New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010 / (212) 889-2210

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
7611 Elmwood Ave, Ste 201, Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 831-6989

American Diabetes Alert
American Diabetes Association
Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) DIABETES

APRIL

Cancer Control Month
American Cancer Society
National Headquarters
1599 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
(800) ACS-2345 / (404) 320-3333

Counseling Awareness Month
American Counseling Association
5999 Stevenson Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304
(703) 823-9800

National Autism Awareness Month
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Ave, Ste 650, Bethesda, MD 20814-3015
(800) 3-AUTISM (parent information and referral calls only)
(800) 329-0899 (fax-on-demand, quick response)
(301) 657-0881 / (301) 657-0869 (fax)

National STD Awareness Month
American Social Health Association
PO Box 13827, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 361-8400 / (919) 361-8425 (Fax)

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week
Cancer Information Service
NCI Office of Cancer Communications
Building 31, Room 10A16
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892
(800) 4-CANCER / (301) 402-2594

WalkAmerica
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4573

MAY

Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1125 15th St NW, Ste 502, Washington, DC 20005
(800) 7-ASTHMA / (202) 466 7643

Better Hearing and Speech Month
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
(800) 638-8255 / (301) 897-8682

Breathe Easy Month
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway, New York, NY 10019ñ4374
(800) LUNG-USA / (212) 315-8700

Hepatitis Awareness Month
Hepatitis Foundation International
30 Sunrise Terrace, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
(973) 239-1035 / (973) 857-5044 (Fax)

Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
Huntingdon's Disease Society of America, Inc.
140 West 22nd St, Sixth Floor, New York, NY 10011-2420
(800) 345-4372 / (212) 242-1968
(212) 243-2443 (Fax)

National Arthritis Month
Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA 30309
(800) 283-7800 / (404) 872-7100

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month
Digestive Disease National Coalition
507 Capitol Court NE, Ste 200, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 544-7497

National High Blood Pressure Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
PO Box 30105, Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 251-1222 / (301) 251-1223 (Fax)
nhlbiic@dgsys.com

National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
American Academy of Dermatology
PO Box 681069, Schaumburg, IL 60168
(847)330-0230 ext. 343 / (847)330-0050 (Fax)

National Mental Health Month
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince St, Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(800) 969-6642 / (703) 684-7722
(703) 684-5968 (Fax)

National Neurofibromatosis Month
National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
120 Wall Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005
(800) 323-7938 / (212) 344-6633
(212) 747-0004 (Fax)

National Stroke Awareness Month
National Stroke Association
96 Inverness Dr East, Ste I, Englewood, CO 80112-5112
(800) STROKES

National Trauma Awareness Month
American Trauma Society
8903 Presidential Parkway, Ste 512, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-2656
(800) 556-7890 / (301) 420-4189

Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
8181 Professional Place, Ste 110, Landover, MD 20785
(800) 225-6872 / (301) 459-9888

National Suicide Awareness Week
American Association of Suicidology
4201 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 310, Washington, DC 20008
(202) 237-2280 / (202) 237-2282 (Fax)

National Mental Health Counseling Week
American Mental Health Counselor Association
801 North Fairfax St, Ste 304, Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 326-2642 / (703) 548-4775 (Fax)

Childhood Depression Awareness Day
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince St, Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(800) 969-6642 / (703) 684-7722
(703) 684-5984 (Fax)

National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
National Mental Illness Screening Project
308 Seaview Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 351-1717 / (718) 667-8893 (Fax)

National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention
American Academy of Dermatology
PO Box 681069, Schaumburg, IL 60168
(847) 330-0230, ext 343 / (847) 330-0050 (Fax)

National Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
12 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
(212) 206-6770

National Osteoporosis Prevention Week
National Osteoporosis Foundation
1150 17th Street NW, Ste 500, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 223-2226

National Stuttering Awareness Week
Stuttering Foundation of America
3100 Walnut Grove Rd, Ste 603, Memphis, TN 38111-0749
(800) 992-9392 / (901) 452-7343
(901) 452-3931 (Fax)
stuttersfa@aol.com

JUNE

National Hernia Awareness Month

National HIV Testing Day

National Scleroderma Awareness Month
United Scleroderma Foundation
PO Box 399, Watsonville, CA 95077-0399
(800) 722-HOPE / (408) 728-2202
(408) 728-3328 (Fax)
outreach@scleroderma.com

National Aphasia Awareness Week
National Aphasia Association
156 Fifth Ave, Ste 707, New York, NY 10010
(800) 922-4622 / (212) 989-7777 (Fax)
klein@aphasia.org

National Headache Awareness Week
National Headache Foundation (NHF)
428 West St. James Place, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60614-2750
(800) 843-2256 / (773) 525-7357 (Fax)

Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
Helen Keller National Center
111 Middle Neck Rd , Sands Point, NY 11050
(516) 944-8900, ext. 325 / (516) 944-8637 (TTY)
(516) 944-7302 (Fax)

JULY

Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month
Hemochromatosis Foundation
PO Box 8569, Albany, NY 12208
(518) 489-0972

AUGUST

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Libertyville, IL 60048
(800) 886-1762 /(847) 367-7620
(847) 367-7623 (Fax)

SEPTEMBER

Leukemia Society Month
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
1311 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605
(212) 573-8484
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org

Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
Prostate Health Council
American Foundation for Urological Disease
1128 North Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201
(800) 822-5277

National Cholesterol Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
PO Box 30105, Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301)251-1222 / (301)251-1223 (Fax)
nhlbiic@dgsys.com

National Pediculosis Prevention Month
National Pediculosis Association
PO Box 610189, Newton, MA 02161
(617) 449-NITS

National Sickle Cell Month
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
200 Corporate Pointe, Ste 49, Culver City, CA 90230-7633
(800) 421-8453 / (310) 216-6363

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
PO Box 4472, Boca Raton, FL 33429-4472
(888) OVARIAN
ovca@aol.com

National Rehabilitation Week
National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation
PO Box 71, Scranton, PA 18501-0071
(717) 341-4637 / (717) 341-4331 (Fax)

Hearing Aid Awareness Week
International Hearing Society
20361 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia, MI 48152
(800) 521-5247

National 5-A-Day Week
Cancer Information Service
NCI Office of Cancer Communications
Building 31, Room 10A16
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892
(800) 4-CANCER / (301) 402-8594 (Fax)

National Reye's Syndrome Week
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
PO Box 829, Bryan, OH 43506
(419) 636-2679 / (419) 636-3366 (Fax)
reyessyn@mail.bright.net

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
National Childhood Cancer Foundation
http://www.nccf.org

OCTOBER

Breast Cancer Control Month
American Cancer Society
National Headquarters
1599 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
(800) ACS-2345 / (404) 320-3333

Celiac Sprue Awareness Month
Celiac Sprue Association/United States of America
PO Box 31700, Omaha, NE 68131-0700
(402) 558-0600

Healthy Lung Month
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-4374
(800) LUNG-USA
(212) 889-3370 New York
(202) 682-5864 Washington, DC

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Cancer Information Service
Office of Cancer Communications
Building 31, Room 10A16
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892
(800) 4-CANCER / (301) 402-8594 (Fax)

National Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4600

National Liver Awareness Month
American Liver Foundation
1425 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
(800) GO-LIVER / (973) 256-2550

National Lupus Awareness Month
National Lupus Foundation of America
1330 Piccard Drive, Ste 200, Rockville, MD 20850-4303
(800) 558-0121 (English) / (800) 558-0231 (Spanish)
(301) 670-9292

National Physical Therapy Month
American Physical Therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 706-3248 / (703) 684-7343 (Fax)

National Spina Bifida Prevention Month
Spina Bifida Association of America
4590 MacArthur Blvd NW, Ste 250, Washington, DC 20007-4226
(800) 621-3141 / (202) 944-3285
(202) 944-3295 (Fax)

National Spinal Health Month
American Chiropractic Association
1701 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209
(800)986-4636 (for orders only) / (703)276-8800

Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
International Rett Syndrome Association
9121 Piscataway Rd, Suite 2B, Clinton, MD 20735
(800) 818-RETT / (301) 856-3334
(301) 856-3336 (Fax)
irsa@paltech.com

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Ave, Ste 210, Baltimore, MD 21208
(800) 221-SIDS / (410) 653-8226
(410) 653-8709 (Fax )

American Heart Walk
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231
(800) AHA-USA1 / (301) 990-8900

Mental Illness Awareness Week
American Psychiatric Association
1400 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 682-6220

National Depression Screening Days
National Mental Illness Screening Project
308 Seaview Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 351-1717 / (718) 667-8893 (Fax)
http://www.nmisp.org

National Hepatitis Awareness Week
American Liver Foundation
1425 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
(800) 223-0179 / (201) 256-2550

National Red Ribbon Celebration
National Family Partnership
11159B South Town Square, St. Louis, MO 63123
(314) 845-1933

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
c/o Foresight Communications
PO Box 3156, Chicago, IL 60654-3156
or
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
@ (800) IM AWARE
or
National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service
(800) 4-CANCER
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov / http://rex.nci.nih.gov
or
American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329
(800) ACS-2345 / (404) 320-3333
http://www.cancer.org

National AIDS Awareness Month
Pharmacists Planning Service, Inc.
101 Lucas Valley Rd #210, San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 479-8628 / (415) 479-8608 (Fax)
ppsi@aol.com

World Mental Health Day
World Federation for Mental Health
1021 Prince St, Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 838-7525 / (703) 684-5968 (fax)
wfmh@erols.com

National Psoriasis Awareness Month
The National Psoriasis Foundation
6600 SW 92nd Ave, Ste 300, Portland, OR 97223
Tara Rolstad / Matthew Merenda
Voice: (800) 723-9166 / Fax: (503) 245-0626
E-mail: tara@npfusa.org
http://www.psoriasis.org/pressrel/psorawar100897.html

National Brain Injury Awareness Month

Pastoral Care Week

NOVEMBER

Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Prevent Blindness America
500 East Remington Rd , Schaumburg, IL 60173
(800) 331-2020 / (847) 843-2020

National Alzheimer's Awareness Month
Alzheimer's Association
919 North Michigan Ave, Ste 1000, Chicago, IL 60611-1676
(800) 272-3900 / (312) 335-8700
(312) 335-8882 (TDD) / (312) 335-1110 (Fax)

National Diabetes Month
American Diabetes Association
1660 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 232-3472 / (703) 549-1500

National Epilepsy Month
Epilepsy Foundation of America
4351 Garden City Drive, Landover, MD 20785
(800) EFA-1000 / (800) 213-5821 (publications)
(301) 459-3700

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Week
Brain Aneurysm Foundation
66 Canal Street, Boston, MA 02114
(617) 723-3870 / (617) 723-8672 (Fax)

National Home Care Month

National Hospice Month

DECEMBER

World AIDS Day
American Association for World Health
1825 K Street NW, Ste 1208, Washington, DC 20006
(202) 466-5883

National Aplastic Anemia Awareness Week
Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America, Inc.
PO Box 613, Annapolis, MD 21404
(800) 747-2820

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