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
”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
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
Labor Day Weekend - The Kids are All Right - Jerry’s Orphans founded (1990)
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
Disability Inclusive Coloring Pages
September 15 - October 15 - Hispanic Heritage Month
September 23 – International Day of Sign Languages
September 26 - The Rehabilitation Act of 1973