Special Days

Special Days for 2025

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

 

January

• Braille Literacy Month
• Glaucoma Awareness Month
• 04: World Braille Day
• 11: Paget's Awareness Day
• 15: Blue Monday
• 24: Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day
• 24: Race Against Dementia Day
• 25: Parent Mental Health Day            
• 28: Data Privacy Day 
• 28: World Leprosy Day
• 30: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Day

 

February

• Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low VisionAwareness Month 
• Raynaud's Awareness Month
• National Heart Month 
• 01: Time to Talk day 
• 02: Rheumatoid Arthritis Day 
• 04: World Cancer Day 
• 05-11: Tinnitus Awareness Week 
• 05-11: National Apprenticeships Week 
• 06: Safer Internet Day | #SaferInternetDay 
• 08-09: International Day of Women and Girls in Science 
• 12: International Epilepsy Day 
• 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day 
• 22: World Encephalitis Day 
• 23: Helplines Awareness Day
• 25 - 02: Eating Disorder Awareness Week
• 26 – 03: Cyber Scotland Week 
• 27: Anosmia Day
• 28: Free webinar: Digital discovery at any age: your guide to the online world: watch the recording
• 28/29: Rare Disease Day
• 29: International RSI Day 

 

March

• Brain Tumour Awareness Month
• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 
• Endometriosis Awareness Month 
• Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month 
• Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 
• Brain Injury Awareness Month
• 01: Zero Discrimination Day 
• 01: International Wheelchair Day 
• 01: Self-harm awareness Day
• 03: World Hearing Day 
• 03: Dyscalculia Awareness Day
• 04-09: National Careers Week 
• 08: International Women's Day
• 10-16: World Glaucoma Week 
• 11-17: Brain Awareness Week 
• 11–17: Nutrition and Hydration Week 
• 12: World Glaucoma Day 
• 14: University Mental Health Day 
• 14: World Kidney Day 
• 15: World Sleep Day
• 16: Disabled Access Day
• 18-22: 38th Annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
• 18-24: Neurodiversity Celebration Week 
• 19: Free webinar on Building Your Accessibility Capability: In-house Skills vs External Suppliers. Watch the recording. 
• 20: Super Social Care Staff Day
• 21: World Down Syndrome Day 
• 24: World Tuberculosis Day 
• 25: FND (Functional Neurological Disorder) Awareness Day 
• 26: Purple Day / Epilepsy Awareness Day | #EpilepsyAwarenessDay 
• 30: World Bipolar Day 

 

April

• Stress Awareness Month 
• National Pet Month (Celebration of guide dogs) 
• Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Awareness Month 
• Parkinson’s Awareness Month 
• IBS Awareness Month
• Bowel Cancer Awareness Month 
• 02 – 08: World Autism Acceptance Week
• 02: World Autism Awareness Day 
• 07: World Health Day 
• 11: World Parkinson’s Day 
• 14-20: Parkinson’s Awareness Week 
• 17: Free webinar: How AI can help disabled people. Watch the recording.
• 16: World Voice Day (Recognition of mutism and stutter) 
• 22-28: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Awareness Week 
• 24: International Guide Dog Day
• 27: On your feet Britain (Workplace Adjustments)
• 28:  World Day for Safety and Health at Work

 

May 

• Make May Purple, Stroke Awareness Month
• National Share a Story Month 
• Skin Cancer Awareness Month 
• Tourettes Awareness Month 
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD) Awareness Month
• X&Y Chromosome Variation Awareness Month
• 01-7: Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 
• 02: World Password Day 
• 05: World Ankylosing Spondylitis Day 
• 06-12: Viral Meningitis Awareness Week 
• 06-12: Deaf Awareness Week
• 07: World Asthma Day
• 08: World Red Cross Crescent Day 
• 08-13: Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week 
• 08-14: Pathological Demand Avoidance Day and Awareness Week
• 10: World Lupus Day 
• 12: International ME Awareness Day 
• 12: World Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
• 15: Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 
• 13-19: Mental Health Awareness Week 
• 13-19: Learning at Work Week 
• 15-21: Dementia Action Week 
• 16: Global Accessibility Awareness Day      
• 26-02 June: Epilepsy Awareness Week 
• 30: World MS Day  

 

June

• Cataract Awareness Month 
• Pride Month 
• 06: Free webinar: How to get free help with your digital devices - with BT Group
• 01-07: Volunteers Week 
• 07: Tourette Awareness Day 
• 09-15: Diabetes Awareness Week 
• 10-16 – National Carers Week
• 10: Global Wellness Day 
• 12-18: Men’s Health Week 
• 12-18: Loneliness Awareness Week 
• 13: Rare Chromosome and Gene Disorder Awareness Day
• 17-23: Learning Disability Week 
• 18: Autistic Pride Day 
• 20-26: #GladtoCare Awareness Week 
• 21: World Humanist Day 
• 24-30: Deafblind Awareness Week 
• 26-30: World Wellbeing Week 

July

• Disability Pride Month   
• 03: Free webinar: European Accessibility Act: One year to go
• 10: Free webinar: Dementia and simple tech tweaks that can help
• 14: International Disability Awareness Day           
• 24: Samaritans Awareness Day 
• 25: National Schizophrenia Awareness Day
• 26:  ADA Passage in 1990  (35th Anniversary)   

August

• 01: World Wide Web Day
• 04-10: International Assistance Dog Week
• 12: International Youth Day
• 13: International Left handers Day
• 18: Never Give Up Day

September

• World Alzheimer's Month
• 05: International Day of Charity
• 06: Colour Blindness Awareness Day
• 10: World Suicide Prevention Day
• 12: End Digital Poverty Day
• 13: World Sepsis Day 
• 16:22: National Coding Week
• 18-24: International Week of Happiness at Work
• 19: Youth Mental Health Day
• 21: World Alzheimer's Day
• 23: International Day of Sign Languages
• 23-29: Migraine Awareness Week
• 23-29: National Inclusion Week
• 25: Free webinar: Introduction to making Word documents accessible.
• 27: WordPress Accessibility Day
• 29: World Heart Day
• 29: World Biggest Coffee Morning

October

• ADHD Awareness Month
• Black History Month
• Down Syndrome Awareness Month
• Dwarfism Awareness Month
• Dysautonomia Awareness Month
• 01: International Day of Older Person
• 02-08: Dyslexia Awareness Week 
• 03: Back Care Awareness Week
• 06: World Cerebral Palsy Day
• 07-11: National Work Life Week 
• 10: World Mental Health Day
• 12: World Sight Day
• 12-20: Bone and Joint Week
• 14: Steve Job’s Day
• 14-20: Get Online Week 
• 16: World Spine Day 
• 17: Free webinar: Empowering Seniors: 5 Essential Tips for Online Safety and Support.
• 18: World Menopause Day
• 20: World Osteoporosis Day
• 22: International Stammering Awareness Day
• 23: Free webinar: Accessibility Planning for 2025.
• 25: International Dwarfism Awareness Day
• 25: Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Day
• 25-31: Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week
• 30: Ruddigore: Relaxed Performance

November

• Movember - Men's Health Awareness Month 
• National Career Development Month
• 01-07: International Stress Awareness Week
• 06: International Stress Awareness Day
• 13 - 19: Transgender Awareness Week 
• 14: Purple Tuesday 
• 14: World Usability Day  
• 14: World Diabetes Day
• 16 - 16 December: Disability History Month
• 19: International Men's Day
• 20: World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day
• 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
• 30: Computer Security Day

December

• 01: World AIDs Day
• 03: International Day of Persons with Disabilities   
• 05: International Volunteer Day - volunteer with AbilityNet!
• 10: Human Rights Day
• 10: International Shareware Day
• 16: End of Disability History Month