Awareness Months

Mobility Awareness Month

Older Americans Month

ALS Awareness Month

Arthritis Awareness Month

Ehlers Danlos Awareness Month

Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month

Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month

Mental Health Awareness Month

Paralyzed Veterans Awareness Month 

Paralyzed Veterans Of America Awareness Month 

Autism Acceptance Month 

Autism Acceptance Month Partner Toolkit | Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) | CDC 

Autism Is | Autism Acceptance Month | Autism Society 

Care Worker Awareness Month

• Click here for resources:  https://www.caregiveraction.org

Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Awareness Month

• Click here for resources:  https://fndhope.org/fnd-guide

Limb Loss + Limb Difference Awareness Month

• Click here for resources:  https://www.amputee-coalition.org/events-programs/limb-loss-awareness-month

National BIPOC Health Awareness Month

• Click here for resources:  https://www.hhs.gov/national-minority-health-month/reading-list/index.html

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

2025 DD Awareness Month: We’re Here All Year! – NACDD
This month reminds us that individuals with developmental disabilities are valuable members of our communities and deserve full participation in all aspects of life, including education, employment, recreation, and civic engagement.

Established in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan, Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month highlights the importance of fostering a society where people with disabilities are empowered to contribute to their communities.

While March provides an opportunity for heightened awareness, true awareness happens when we commit to creating accessible environments and productive opportunities year-round.

Click here for Family Resources:  Family Resources — The Arc Connecticut (thearcct.org) 

Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month

In the United States, the month of March is designated as National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. It culminates on National CP Awareness Day on March 25 each year. Green is the official color of National CP Awareness Day where the CP Community makes a lot of effort to create awareness about living with CP.

Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month | Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation

Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month | Cerebral Palsy Research Network

Click here for the Cerebral Palsy Guide: CPGuide.pdf (cerebralpalsyguide.com)

Click here for the Cerebral Palsy Family Network: Cerebral Palsy Family Network TV | Cerebral Palsy Family Network (cpfamilynetwork.org) 

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month

Launched in 2003, National MS Education and Awareness Month is observed in March of each year, a nationwide effort by MS Focus: the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and affiliated groups to raise the public's awareness of multiple sclerosis. The vital goals of this campaign are to promote an understanding of the scope of this disease, and to assist those with MS in making educated decisions about their healthcare.

Everyone, not just those affected by MS, is invited to participate in a wide variety of activities that happen across the country. Throughout the month, these activities will get people involved in raising awareness and will help to broaden their personal understanding of MS. Awareness kits are available from MS Focus for those who wish to become involved in the effort. Other MS organizations are encouraged to participate as well.

What can you do after March? View previous years' Awareness Kits. Learn how you can get involved or order this year's awareness kits.

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month 2025 | MSAA

Click here for MS resources: Resources & Support for Navigating MS | National MS Society 

Click here for a calendar of events from the CT and RI MS Society: Resources & Support for Navigating MS | National MS Society 

Brain Injury Awareness Month

Every year, at least 2.8 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury. While many people go on to make a full recovery, there are more than 5 million people in the U.S. living with a permanent brain injury-related disability – that’s one in 60 Americans.

Every brain injury is different. There’s an often-repeated adage among the brain injury community: “If you’ve seen one brain injury, you’ve seen one brain injury.” The circumstances leading to the injury, the care that the patient received, the brain injury survivor’s life before and after the injury, how the brain changes over time – these are all aspects that contribute to the unique, dynamic nature of brain injury, making the brain injury survivor’s journey an extremely personal one.

Share Your Story - Brain Injury Association of America

Click here for the CT Brain Injury Alliance Help Line:  HelpLine | Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut (biact.org)  

Low Vision Awareness Month

https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/outreach-resources/vision-rehabilitation-resources/low-vision-awareness-month  

Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month

https://jcca.org/jewish-disability-month-events/ 

National Braille Literacy Month

Braille is a code that enables us to read with our fingertips using a system of six raised dots. It was created in 1824 by a French boy named Louis Braille who was born on January 4, 1809. Today, Braille is used all over the world in many languages.

For information and resources:

1)    Accessible Educational Materials for Parents and Families Accessible Educational Materials for Parents and Families (ct.gov)

2)    Effective Communication Resources: Want to know your rights in obtaining auxiliary aids and services such as sign language interpreters, materials in braille, and more, under the ADA? Check Disability Rights Connecticut’s list of complied resources regarding effective communication for people with disabilities.  https://www.disrightsct.org/resource-center/#effective-communication

3)    CT Library for Accessible Books (CT LAB CT LAB

4)    The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress, administers a free national library program that provides braille and recorded materials to people who cannot see regular print or handle print materials. The NLS program is funded annually by Congress, and books and materials are mailed as “Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped” through a separate appropriation to the United States Postal Service. NLS service is provided directly by a network of cooperating libraries funded through a combination of state, local, and/or federal sources.     Overview - National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS)  Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Thyroid Awareness Month

1) Podcast from the Mayo Clinic for Thyroid Awareness Month:  https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/thyroid-disease-awareness-month-mayo-clinic-radio/

2) https://www.thyroid.org/thyroid-information/

National Glaucoma Awareness Month

1) https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/glaucoma#:~:text=Glaucoma%20is%20a%20chronic%2C%20progressive,damage%20to%20the%20optic%20nerve.