Here is the calendar of events, international days that interest us and that we want to celebrate in a different way during the year.
January:
- Braille Literacy Month
- Glaucoma Awareness Month
- World Braille Day: January 4
February:
- AMD/Low Vision Month
- Rare Disease Day, last day of February
March:
- Save Your Vision Month
- Workplace Eye Awareness Month
- Zero Discrimination Day, March 1st
- World Hearing Day, March 3rd
- International Day of Happiness, March 20th
- World Poetry Day, March 21, UNESCO
- World Optometry Day: March 23rd
April:
- CVI Literacy Awareness Month
- Sports Eye Safety Month
- Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
- World Health Day, April 7th
- International Mother Earth Day, April 22nd
May:
- Healthy Vision Month
- International Day of Light, May 16th
- Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), May 21st
June:
- Cataract Awareness Month
- International Albinism Awareness Day, June 13th
- Nystagmus Awareness Day: June 20
- International Day of Deafblindness, June 27th (Entire week)
July:
- Eye Injury Prevention Month
- International Day of Friendship, July 20th
August:
- Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
September:
- CVI Awareness
- National Guide Dog Month
- Usher Syndrome Awareness Day, Third Saturday in September
- World Retina Day 29th september
October:
- Vision Awareness Month
- World Blindness Awareness Month
- Meet the Blind Month
- World Sight Day (second Thursday of October)
- October 5: World Teachers’ Day (UNESCO)
- October 15: White Cane Day
- October 15: Blind Americans Equality Day
- Week (dates may change): National Braille Week
- Home Eye Safety Month
November:
- Diabetic Eye Disease Month
December:
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities : December 3
- International Mountain Day, December 11th
Source: https://www.noisyvision.org/2020/02/25/vision-hearing-happyness-events-we-celebrate/
