ACS AND SILC
MASTER CALENDAR
2015-2016
MONTH
July
2015
BI-WEEKLY
MEETINGS
July 2
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
MEDIA: THEMES OF THE MONTH
25th Anniversary of the ADA July 26 – Highlight
ILCs’ Celebrations
 Disability Awareness Day (July 16)
SILC BOARD &
KEY MEETINGS
SILC
NEWSLETTER
July 2-3
San Diego, CA
Previous Year: Embracing Diversity in Celebration
of the Americans With Disabilities Act (Focus on
ADA - Disability Awareness Day July 26)
July 16
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
SILC
Newsletter
July 30
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
August
2015
August 13
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Back to School – ADA Access Requirements (see
www.adaanniversary.org/month_themes)
 National Children’s Vision and Learning Month
 Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
 Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Previous Year: Youth with Disabilities Sharpen
Skills to Meet the School Year Head On (Focus on
Supporting Families with Children with
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MONTH
BI-WEEKLY
MEETINGS
MEDIA: THEMES OF THE MONTH
SILC BOARD &
KEY MEETINGS
SILC
NEWSLETTER
Disabilities in Preparing for School)
August 27
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
September September 10
2015
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
AND National Rehabilitation Awareness
Celebration (Sept. 21-25)
 National Deaf & Hard of Hearing Awareness
Month
 Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month
Quarterly Meeting
September
Location TBD
Previous Year: California’s Independent Living
Centers - Challenging the Misconceptions About the
Deaf and Hard of Hearing - SILC and Independent
Living Centers Celebrate Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Awareness Month (Focus on Deaf
& Hard of Hearing Awareness Month)
SILC
Newsletter
September 24
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
October
2015
October 8
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
National Disability Employment Awareness
Month – NDEAM
 National Depression Education and Awareness
Month
 National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
 White Cane Safety Day/Blind Americans Equality
Day (Oct. 15)/ World Blind Day/World Sight Day
(Oct. 8)
 Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Previous Year: Connections Are Key for
Independent Living Centers to Increase Employment
Options for Californians with Disabilities (Focus on
National Disability Employment Awareness
Month – NDEAM)
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MONTH
BI-WEEKLY
MEETINGS
MEDIA: THEMES OF THE MONTH
SILC BOARD &
KEY MEETINGS
SILC
NEWSLETTER
October 22
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
November
2015
November 5
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Veterans with Disabilities – Highlight ILCs’
Services and Programs for PTSD (see
www.adaanniversary.org/month_themes)
 Veteran’s Day (Nov. 11)
 National Family Caregivers Month
 Voting Access on Election Day (Nov. 3)
Quarterly Meeting
November
Location TBD
Previous Year: Art Guild and Independent Living
Center Give Veterans with Disabilities Freedom to
Express Artistic Talents (Focus on Veterans with
Disabilities – Highlight Services for Caregivers)
November 19
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
December
2015
December 3
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Focus on SILC’s Achievements in 2015
 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
(Recognized by the U.N. on Dec. 3)
SILC
Newsletter
Previous Year: Looking Back at 2014-Welcoming
2015 (Focus on SILCs Achievements in 2014)
December 17
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
December 31
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
January
2016
January 14
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Independent Living Skills Training Provided by
ILCs Honoring Ed Roberts’ Legacy
 Ed Roberts Day (Jan. 23)
 National Birth Defects Prevention Month
Quarterly Meeting
January
Location TBD
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MONTH
BI-WEEKLY
MEETINGS
MEDIA: THEMES OF THE MONTH
SILC BOARD &
KEY MEETINGS
SILC
NEWSLETTER
 National Glaucoma Awareness Month
 National Braille Literacy Month (the birth month of
Louis Braille who created Braille in 1824)/World
Braille Day (Jan. 4)
Previous Year: Independent Living Centers
Advance Ed Roberts’ Day (Disability History
Honoring Ed Roberts Day and Other Leaders –
Highlights from ILCs)
January 28
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
February
2016
February 11
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Innovative Peer Counseling and Skills Training
Services Provided by ILCs
 Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)/Low
Vision Awareness Month
 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day (Feb 14)
 American Heart Month
Previous Year: Independent Living Centers Pave
the Way for Older Individuals with Blindness to Live
Independently (Focus on Vision-Related Services
Provided by ILCs)
SILC
Newsletter
February 25
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
March
2016
March 10
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Individuals with Disabilities Traveling the World –
Disabled Access Day (Mar. 12)
 Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
 World Glaucoma Week (March 6-12)
 World Down’s Syndrome Day (March 21)
 U.S. National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
Quarterly Meeting
March
Location TBD
Previous Year: ABLE Act Proposes a Better
Economic Future for Californians with Disabilities
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MONTH
BI-WEEKLY
MEETINGS
MEDIA: THEMES OF THE MONTH
SILC BOARD &
KEY MEETINGS
SILC
NEWSLETTER
March 24
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
April
2016
April 7
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
National Minority Health Awareness Month
Focusing on Health/Access Disparities
 National Autism Awareness Month/World Autism
Awareness Day (Apr. 2)
 Parkinson Awareness Month
Previous Year: Partnerships and Positive Outcomes
of Health Initiative Lead to Independent Living
(Focus on National Minority Health Month)
SILC
Newsletter
April 21
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
May
2016
May 5
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
ILCs’ Programs and Services for Individuals with
Mental Health Disabilities (National Mental Health
Awareness Month)
 National Children’s Mental Health Awareness
Day (May 2)
 National Mobility Awareness Month
 American Stroke Month
 Arthritis Awareness Month
 Older Americans Month
 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (May 21)
Quarterly Meeting
May
Location TBD
Previous Year: Independent Living Centers
Advocate to Break Down Mobility Barriers for
Californians with Disabilities (National Mobility
Awareness Month – Focus on Transportation and
ILC Services)
May 19
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
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MONTH
BI-WEEKLY
MEETINGS
June
2016
June 2
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
MEDIA: THEMES OF THE MONTH
SILC BOARD &
KEY MEETINGS
SILC
NEWSLETTER
LGBT Pride Month with a Tie-in to the
Anniversary of Olmstead (June 22)
 Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month
 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month
 Cataract Awareness Month
Previous Year: A2I Transitions 500 Individuals with
Disabilities from Institutions to Independence (Focus
on Anniversary of Olmstead on June 22)
June 16
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
June 30
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
SILC
Newsletter
http://www.adaanniversary.org/month_themes
http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/awareness-dates.php
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