Disability-Related Celebrations
July 26, 2013
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
- National Down Syndrome Consciousness Month
- Retarded Children’s Week – February 14-20
- Leprosy Control Week – Last Week of February
- National Rare Disease Week – 4th Week of February
MARCH
JULY
- National Disability Prevention & Rehabilitation Week – Every 3rd Week of July
- Culmination of National Disability Prevention & Rehabilitation Week on the Birthdate of the Sublime Paralytic: Apolinario Mabini – on July 23 each year
- Directing all Departments, Bureaus, Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations, Government Financial Institutions, Local Government Units, State Universities/Colleges, and Other Government/Instrumentalities to promote and conduct relevant activities during the annual observance of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week
AUGUST
- White Cane Safety Day in the Philippines – August 1
- Brain Attack Awareness Week – 3rd Week of August
SEPTEMBER
- National Epilepsy Awareness Week – 1st Week of September
- Cerebral Palsy Awareness & Protection Week – September 16-22
OCTOBER
- National Mental Week – 2nd Week October
- Bone & Joint (Musculo-Skeletal) Disorder Awareness Week – 3rd Week October
- National Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) Awareness Week – 3rd Week October
NOVEMBER
- National Skin Disease Detection & Prevention Week – 2nd Week November
- Deaf Awareness Week – November 10-16
DECEMBER