Hoosiers to Celebrate Disability Awareness Month in March

This month, Hoosiers celebrate Disability Awareness Month. The goal of Disability Awareness Month is to increase awareness and promote independence, integration and inclusion of all people with disabilities. Adults and children with disabilities represent slightly more than 19 percent of Indiana’s population. 

Disability Awareness Month is led by the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities, The Council develops a unique theme for this annual event and produces campaign materials that are available free of charge to Hoosiers who want to help make a difference. The 2016 Disability Awareness month campaign theme is "Inclusion is within Everyone's Ability," which reminds us that our lives are so much richer when when we open our minds and hearts to those who have different perspectives and experiences. For more information about Disability Awareness Month in Indiana and how to celebrate, click here.

INARF encourages members to celebrate Disability Awareness Month and to send any press releases and photos of your celebrations to us.