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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.
"The younger kids are when we have conversations about people with physical and intellectual disabilities, and the more we create compassion and extend a hand in friendship, the better for us all."
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 ...
In 2015, the organization established Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (IDAM) [26] [27] to raise awareness of the contributions that Indigenous peoples living with disabilities bring to Canadian communities, and holds annual events during the month. In 2017, the United Nations International Committee on the Rights of Persons Living with ...
In July 2023, Brazil sanctioned Law No. 14,624, which recognizes the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower as the national symbol for hidden disabilities. [7] This law amends the Brazilian Law for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (13.146/15) to provide for the use of the Sunflower lanyard by people with hidden disabilities. [8] [9]
Invisible disabilities affect millions. Prevention’s new series, released during Invisible Disabilities Week, spotlights the diverse community living with unseen conditions.
Indigenous Disability Awareness Month [5] was created by Indigenous Disability Canada / British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (IDC/BCANDS) in 2015, to raise awareness of the significant contributions that Indigenous peoples (First Nation, Inuit, Métis) living with disabilities bring to communities across Canada.
More recently, in 2023, Lego updated their popular Lego Friends line to include eight characters with a range of disabilities, some visible and some invisible. Lego chose not to name the ...