Embracing Inclusivity: April’s Calendar of Disability Awareness

April Paralyzed Veterans Across America Month United States https://www.pva.org/sponsorship-events/paralyzed-veterans-of-america-awareness-month
April Cushing Disease/Syndrome Awareness Month United States https://www.pacificneuroscienceinstitute.org/blog/pituitary-disorders/cushings-disease-awareness/
April Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Awareness Month Global https://fndhope.org/fndaware/
April Parkinson’s Awareness Month United States https://www.apdaparkinson.org/article/dd-s22-article3/

https://www.michaeljfox.org/parkinsons-awareness-month

April National Donate Life Month United States https://www.donatelife.net/celebrations/
April Limb Loss Awareness Month United States https://www.amputee-coalition.org/events-programs/limb-loss-awareness-month/
1-8 Apr Porphyria Awareness Week United States https://porphyriafoundation.org/get-involved/porphyria-awareness-week-2021/
2-Apr World Autism Awareness Day (United Nations) Global https://www.un.org/en/observances/autism-day
2-8 Apr Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week United States https://www.entnet.org/about-us/campaigns/oral-head-and-neck-cancer-awareness-week/
6-Apr Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Awareness Day Global http://bos-foundation.org/bos-awareness-day
7-Apr World Health Day Global https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day
(United Nations Day)
8-Apr Cushing Disease/Syndrome Awareness Day United States https://www.pacificneuroscienceinstitute.org/blog/pituitary-disorders/cushings-disease-awareness/
10-Apr National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day United States https://www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days/youth
11-Apr Parkinson’s Disease International Awareness Day Global https://shakeitup.org.au/pause4parkinsons/
13-Apr Sarcoidosis Awareness Day Global https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/

https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/events/steps-for-sarc/

17-Apr World Hemophilia Day (United Nations Day) Global https://wfh.org/world-hemophilia-day/
19-Apr Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day Global https://cdhi.org/april-19-is-cdh-awareness-day/
24-30 Apr National MS Awareness Week United Kingdom https://www.mssociety.org.uk/get-involved/ms-awareness-week?_ga=2.68654994.2038902126.1555919293-1238863092.1555919293#symptomgraphics
23-Apr Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) Awareness Day Global https://www.ifopa.org/2022_global_awareness_day
25-Apr World Malaria Day (WHO) Global https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-malaria-day
29-Apr World Wish Day Global https://www.worldwish.org/en/worldwishday
21-28 Apr World Primary Immunodeficiency (PI) Week Global http://www.worldpiweek.org/

 

Source: “2023 Calendar of Disability-Related Dates.” Disability:IN, 7 Apr. 2023, https://disabilityin.org/resource/2023-calendar-of-disability-related-dates/.