Note: This listing is a collection of some, not all, disabilty awareness resources. UAB neither vets, nor formally endorses, third-party resources listed.
- Braille Literacy Month
- Glaucoma Awareness Month
- World Braille Day — January 4
- Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day — January 24
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Awareness Day — January 30
- AMD and Low Vision Awareness Month
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day — February 2
- World Cancer Day — February 4
- Anosmia Awareness Day — February 27
- Rare Disease Day — February 28/29
- ALS Awareness Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Arthritis Awareness Month
- National Stroke Awareness Month
- Syringomyelia Awareness Month
- International Cri du Chat Awareness Day — May 5
- Fibromyalgia Awareness Day — May 12
- Global Accessibility Awareness Day — May 16
- World Multiple Sclerosis Day — May 30
- World Alzheimer’s Month
- International Week of the Deaf — last full week of September
- Colour Blindness Awareness Day — September 6
- World Alzheimer’s Day — September 21
- International Day of Sign Languages — September 23
- Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day — September 30
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month
- Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- Dyslexia Awareness Month
- Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- Invisible Disabilities Week — third week in October
- World Cerebral Palsy Day — October 6
- World Sight Day — October 10
- World Mental Health Day — October 10
- White Cane Awareness Day — October 15
- Epilepsy Awareness Month
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
- World Diabetes Day — November 14
- World COPD Day — November 17
- World AIDS Day — December 1
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities — December 3
- Human Rights Day — December 10
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is an approved Employment Network provider for the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Ticket to Work Program. Ticket to Work is a free and voluntary program that supports career development for people with disabilities who want to work by helping them get back into the workforce, increase their earnings and become financially independent. The Ticket to Work Program, along with SSA Work Incentives, allows you to keep your benefits while you explore employment.
As a Ticket to Work Employment Network, UAB offers employment support through the AWARE Program. Services include career counseling, job advocacy, and assistance on your journey to financial independence and long-term success in the workforce. You must be between the ages of 18 and 64 and receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to qualify.
Explore the resources from the SSA below to learn more about the Ticket to Work Program, or contact the AWARE Program to get started.
UAB is committed to nondiscrimination and employment of qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities in accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as amended by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), and state and local laws and ordinances. An individual is considered to have a disability if he or she has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment.
Section 504, the ADA and the ADAAA prohibit discrimination against a qualified individual with a disability. A qualified individual is one who can perform the essential functions of his or her job with or without a reasonable accommodation. The ADA also requires that employers provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with known disabilities. A reasonable accommodation is designed to assist an employee in the performance of his or her job without placing an undue hardship on the University or posing a direct threat to the employee or to other individuals.
UAB Human Resources has been designated to coordinate employee requests for reasonable workplace accommodations. It is your responsibility to request an accommodation. UAB may require written documentation of your limitations from an appropriate health care provider. If you request and are granted an accommodation, implementation of the accommodation will be handled by your department. You must report changes in your ongoing need for accommodation.
Please contact the AWARE Program at 205-975-9973 or hraware@uab.edu with any questions.
