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Awareness Calendar 2026

Key dates for disability awareness and inclusion throughout the year.

January

Autism Consciousness Week

3rd Week of JanuaryNational

World Braille Day

January 4Global

February

National Down Syndrome Consciousness

February (All Month)National

Retarded Children's Week

February 14-20National

Leprosy Control Week

Last Week of FebruaryNational

National Rare Disease Week

4th Week of FebruaryNational

International Epilepsy Day

Second Monday of FebruaryGlobal

March

Women with Disabilities Day

Last Monday of MarchNational

World Hearing Day

March 3Global

World Down Syndrome Day

March 21Global

World Autism Awareness Day

April 2 (Observed in March)Global

April

World Autism Awareness Day

April 2Global

World Health Day

April 7Global

World Parkinson's Day

April 11Global

May

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)

Third Thursday of MayGlobal

June

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Awareness Month)

June (Awareness Month)Global

July

National Disability Prevention & Rehabilitation Week

3rd Week of JulyNational

Culmination of National Disability Prevention & Rehabilitation Week on the Birthdate of the Sublime Paralytic: Apolinario Mabini

July 23National

August

White Cane Safety Day

August 1National

Brain Attack Awareness Week

3rd Week of AugustNational

International Youth Day

August 12Global

September

National Epilepsy Awareness Week

1st Week of SeptemberNational

Cerebral Palsy Awareness & Protection Week

September 16-22National

World Alzheimer's Day

September 21Global

International Day of Sign Languages

September 23Global

World Deaf Day

Last Sunday of SeptemberGlobal

October

National Mental Week

2nd Week OctoberNational

Bone & Joint (Musculo-Skeletal) Disorder Awareness Week

3rd Week OctoberNational

National Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) Awareness Week

3rd Week OctoberNational

World Mental Health Day

October 10Global

World Sight Day

Second Thursday of OctoberGlobal

International Stuttering Awareness Day

October 22Global

November

National Skin Disease Detection & Prevention Week

2nd Week NovemberNational

Deaf Awareness Week

November 10-16National

World Stroke Day

October 29 (Observed in November)Global

December

International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the Philippines

December 3National

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Global)

December 3Global

International Human Rights Day

December 10Global

Based on Philippine and international disability observances. Dates may vary annually.

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