2025 Holidays of Interest
January
Braille Literacy Month
Glaucoma Awareness Month
World Braille Day: January 4/Louis Braille’s Birthday
February
AMD/Low Vision Month
March
Save Your Vision Month
Workplace Eye Awareness Month
World Optometry Day: March 23
April
CVI Literacy Awareness Month
Sports Eye Safety Month
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
May
Healthy Vision Month
Blind Awareness Month
Vision Health Month
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
June
Vision Rehabilitation Week: June 9-15
Cataract Awareness Month
Helen Keller’s Birthday: June 27th
Deafblind Awareness Week / Helen Keller Deafblind Awareness Week
Nystagmus Awareness Day: June 20
July
Eye Injury Prevention Month
August
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Cataract Awareness Month
September
CVI Awareness
National Guide Dog Month
Falls Prevention Awareness Week: September 22-26
October
Vision Awareness Month
World Blindness Awareness Month
Meet the Blind Month
World Sight Day (Second Thursday of October)
World Teachers’ Day (UNESCO): October 5
White Cane Day: October 15
Blind Americans Equality Day: October 15
National Braille Week: October 14-20
Home Eye Safety Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
November
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: December 3