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The event was held by Project Eye-To-Eye to raise awareness of Learning Disabilities Month. Invisible disabilities , also known as hidden disabilities or non-visible disabilities (NVDs), are disabilities that are not immediately apparent.
Organizations like the Invisible Disabilities Association are working to make non-apparent disabilities more visible in society, through legislation, ID cards and even parking placards that may ...
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
One in four adults in the U.S. has a disability, including 10% percent of people who live with an "invisible" disability.And yet, the Americans with Disabilities Act, a long overdue law that ...
This category is for once-off or regular events relating to disability. Pages in category "Disability observances" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Invisible disabilities affect millions. Prevention’s new series, released during Invisible Disabilities Week, spotlights the diverse community living with unseen conditions.
But the CDC estimates 61 million Americans have a disability that affects major life functions, and the advocacy group Disabled World estimates about 1 in 10 Americans have an invisible disability.
In 1962, the word "physically" was removed to acknowledge the employment needs and contributions of individuals with all types of disabilities. [3] Congress later expanded the first week of October to the entire month of October and changed the name to National Disability Employment Awareness Month in 1988.