Disability Awareness Days and Dates
Disability Awareness Days in 2026
Disability awareness days are marked to promote inclusivity, raise awareness of various disabilities, and advocate for the rights and equitable access for people with disability.
Check out the key disability awareness dates celebrated across Australia. This calendar highlights awareness days that promote understanding, respect, and inclusion of disability in workplaces and communities. Use it to plan events, raise awareness, and foster a more disability-inclusive environment.
January
- 04 – World Braille Day
- 24 – Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day
- 30 – Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy CTE Awareness Day
February
March
- 01 – International Wheelchair Day
- 08 to 14 – World Glaucoma Week
- 16 to 22 – Brain Awareness Week
- 21 – World Down Syndrome Day
- 26 – Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness
- 30 – World Bipolar Day
April
- 02 – World Autism Awareness Day
- 11 – World Parkinson’s Day
- 13 – Auslan (Australian Sign Language) Day
- 28 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work
- 30 – International Guide Dog Day
May
- 20 – World Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day
- 21 – Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
- 30 – World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day
June
- 01 to 30 – Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
- 01 to 30 – National Burns Awareness Month
- 08 to 14 – Men’s Health Week
- 18 – Red Apple Day (Bowel Cancer Australia’s Annual Giving Day)
- 18 – Autistic Pride Day
- 24 to 30 – World Wellbeing Week
- 25 to 30 – Deafblind Awareness Week
July
- 01 to 31 – Disability Pride Month
- 01 to 31 – JulEYE (National Eye Health Awareness Month)
- 24 – Stress Down Day
- 26 to 31- National Pain Week
- 28 – World Hepatitis Day
August
- 02 to 08 – International Assistance Dog Week
- National EOSinophilic Week (dates to be announced)
- 06 – Jeans for Genes Day
- 13 – Neuro-Rehab Awareness Day
- 21 to 27 – Brain Injury Awareness Week
September
- 10 – World Suicide Prevention Day
- 10 – RUOK Day
- 22 to 28 – National Week of Deaf People
- 23 – International Day of Sign Languages
October
- 01 to 31 – National Safe Work Month
- 01 to 31 – AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Awareness Month
- 01 to 31 – ADHD Awareness Month
- 01 to 31 – Mental Health Month
- National Carers Week (dates to be announced)
- 18 to 24 – Invisible Disabilities Week
- 24 – World Polio Day
November
- 01 to 30 – Movember
- 01 to 30 – Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- 14 – World Diabetes Day
- National Skin Cancer Action Week (dates to be announced)
December
Please note: This list of disability awareness days is intended as a guide and does not include every significant date. If you’d like to suggest an addition, please email our team on marketing@mosaic.org.au. While won’t be able include all submissions, our focus remains on dates that promote disability awareness and inclusion across our communities and workplaces.
This calendar does not include public holidays observed in Australia. A full list of public holidays is provided by the Australian Government.