Opportunities to recognize and discuss disability all month long

Below you will find the names of famous disabled people born this month, dates of note in disability history, awareness/acceptance days related to specific disabilities and dates of cultural significance.

If there’s something you’d like to see on this month’s calendar, please let us know.

September

View the complete Disability Calendar of Events

Lesson Plans and Resources

Craniofacial Acceptance Month

Destigmatising Facial Disfigurement: A shame-free guide for parents, carers and anyone looking to understand face equality.

”A Lesson from Frankie and Pearl - Raising Awareness & Acceptance in Schools” Program - a lesson plan based on an animation that tells the story of a girl with a birthmark, navigating her first day at a new school. There are three lesson plans that support health curriculums: Kindergarten-Grade 1, Grade 1-3, and Grade 4-6.

Other resources from Face Equality International

Deaf Awareness Month

Deaf history and culture resources

MDA National Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month

National Service Dog Month

Pain Awareness Month

Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month

Labor Day Weekend - The Kids are All Right - Jerry’s Orphans founded (1990)

September 6 - Color Blindness Awareness Day

September 13 - Brad Lomax’s birthday who, along with the Black Panthers helped the disability community and the 504 Sit-In

September 14 - Roland Johnson's birthday: Who Fought to Shut Down Institutions for the Disabled

September 14 - National Coloring Day