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Changing Places Awareness Day
2026-07-18 23:00 - 2026-07-19 22:59 (Europe/Paris) | Changing Places, United Kingdom
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Changing Places Awareness Day

Changing Places Awareness Day

The Changing Places campaign was officially launched in July 2006. In celebration, the Consortium decided to make July 19th an annual awareness day for the campaign.

Changing Places Awareness Day is all about celebrating all that the campaign has achieved to date thanks to the dedicated support of all our incredible campaigners.

It is also an opportunity to help raise more vital awareness of the life changing difference Changing Places toilets make to peoples lives – not just in the UK but around the world!

Read Real Life Stories at the website of the CPAD.

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World Sight Day
2026-10-07 23:00 - 2026-10-08 22:59
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every second Thursday of October – World Sight Day

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World Sight Day (WSD) is an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday of October, to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment.

Established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2000, World Sight Day is the main advocacy event for raising awareness about blindness and vision impairment for VISION 2020: The Right to Sight, a global initiative created by WHO and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

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ABOUT VISION 2020 AUSTRALIA*

Established in October 2000, Vision 2020 Australia is part of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight, a global initiative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

Vision 2020 Australia is the national peak body working in partnership to prevent avoidable blindness and improve vision care in Australia and our region. We represent around 50 member organisations involved in local and global eye health and vision care, health promotion, low vision support, vision rehabilitation, eye research, professional assistance and community support.

Our vision is the elimination of preventable blindness and vision loss and the full participation of people who are blind or vision impaired in the community.

To achieve this vision within a diverse sector, Vision 2020 Australia engages its members to facilitate collaborative partnerships in order to advocate for and raise awareness of eye health and vision care. We work closely with Australian Government departments across health, ageing, disability and international development, advocating for improved eye health and vision care outcomes.

*source: http://worldsightday.org.au/about/

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International Day of People with Disabilities
2026-12-03 00:00 - 23:59
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International Day of People with Disabilities is not owned by the UN – it is owned by everyone: people, organisations, agencies, charities, places of learning – all of whom have a vital role to play in identifying and addressing discrimination, marginalization, exclusion and inaccessibility that many people living with disabilities face.

International Day of People with Disabilities is one day on the international calendar, yet it symbolizes the actions we should take every day, in order to create diverse and accepting communities.

The Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities is an international human rights treaty of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of people with disabilities.

There are many websites where you can find information about IDPWD – the text on this event page is found on the Australian website https://idpwd.org/

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World Braille Day
2027-01-04 00:00 - 23:59
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World Braille Day is observed in order to raise awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and partially sighted people.

The first official World Braille Day was celebrated on 4 January 2019.

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Use of braille allows the communication of important information to and from individuals who are blind or partially sighted, ensuring competency, independence and equality.

Braille is a means of communication for blind persons, as reflected in article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and is essential in the context of education, freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information and written communication, as well as for the social inclusion of blind persons, as reflected in articles 21 and 24 of the Convention.

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Rare Disease Day
2027-02-28 06:00 - 2027-03-01 05:59
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Rare Disease Day is the globally-coordinated movement on rare diseases, working towards equity in social opportunity, healthcare, and access to diagnosis and therapies for people living with a rare disease.

Though Rare Disease Day is patient-led, everyone, including individuals, families, caregivers, healthcare professionals, researchers, clinicians, policy makers, industry representatives and the general public, can participate in raising awareness and taking action today for this vulnerable population who require immediate and urgent attention.

By sharing your colours via social media, events, illuminating buildings, monuments and homes, by sharing experiences online and with friends, by calling on policy makers and shining the light on people living with a rare disease, collectively we aim to change and improve lives of the 300 million people worldwide.

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Rare Disease Day is a patient-driven awareness day. If you are a patient organisation, please register your event here.

You can read stories from people all over the world. Raise awareness by sharing this event on your social media.

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