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"President Ronald Regain proclaimed the month of March as National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in 1987 to raise awareness about developmental disabilities and to advocate for ...
March began to be recognized as DD Awareness Month in 1987 when President Ronald Reagan issued a public proclamation urging Americans to provide individuals with developmental disabilities “the ...
The observance of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month serves as a reminder of the progress made in advancing the rights and well-being of individuals with developmental disabilities.
National Cyber Security Awareness Month (United States) [44] [45] National Disability Employment Awareness Month (United States) [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 46 ] National Hispanic Heritage Month (US; September 15 to October 15) [ 38 ]
On July 26, 1992, New York City held its first Disability Independence Day March. Congress Member Major Owens was a keynote speaker. [49] The last Disability Independence Day March was held on July 28, 1996. New York City began holding Disability Pride Parades annually in 2015 when mayor Bill de Blasio declared July Disability Pride Month.
The Disability Day of Mourning is observed annually on 1 March [1] to commemorate disabled people who were murdered by their caregivers, especially their parents. First observed in 2012 and propagated by disability rights organizations such as Not Dead Yet and the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the day aims to bring attention to the issue of filicide of disabled children and adults and the ...
COSHOCTON − The Coshocton County Board of Developmental Disabilities recently celebrated March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. This included engaging local elementary school ...
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.