Events

Disability Affinity Group (DAG) Meetings

Attend an informal, drop-in style Zoom meeting to discuss concerns, issues, strategies, advocacy, ideas, or just sit back and relax with your camera on or off in a safe and supportive environment

Our next DAG Community of Care Drop in Sessions are:

March 22, 2024 | 11am-noon on Zoom

April 22, 2024 | 3-4pm on Zoom

Please email disability.affinity@equity.ubc.ca for connection details and please include any accessibility needs. All self-identifying Disabled UBC community members are welcome.


Centre for Workplace Accessibility celebrates the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) by offering a series of online webinars to enhance your disability inclusion literacy. This series aims to raise awareness and promote inclusive practices in UBC workplaces.

Enroll here:

November 27th, 10-11am: Disability and Wellness: Hard of Hearing in the Workplace

November 28th, 10-11am: Disability Inclusion in Hiring

November 29th, 11am-12pm: Disability Inclusion in Teaching and Learning

November 30th, 1-2pm: Deaf Culture in the Workplace

December 1st, 10-11am: Shifting Our Perspective on Inclusion and Accessibility


A Job Seeker’s Journey: An Inclusive Employment Presentation with InclusionBC & Canucks Autism Network | December 13, 2023 10:30am-11:30am on Zoom: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67569823575?pwd=M203NVVPVVpGN0V4eC9UM2JjclpNdz09

Bookable DAG-run Workshops

The DAG offers the following Workshops. Please email disability.affinity@equity.ubc.ca for details and fee schedule

  • Challenging Ableism 
  • Universal Design for Learning to promote Accessibility 
  • Disability, Sex, and Consent 







Join us in recognizing these disability-related annual days of significance:


January

Glaucoma Awareness Month

  • January 4 – World Braille Day
  • January 24 – Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day
  • January 30 – Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Awareness Day


February

Low Vision Awareness Month

  • February 20 – World Day of Social Justice


March

Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month; Developmental Disabilities Month; Multiple Sclerosis Month

  • March 1 – Zero Discrimination Day; International Wheelchair Day
  • March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day
  • March 26 – Purple Day for Epilepsy


April

Parkinson’s Awareness Month; Autism Acceptance Month

  • April 2- World Autism Awareness Day
  • April 8 – Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
  • April 6 World Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Awareness Day
  • April 8 – Cushing’s Disease Awareness Day


May

ALS Awareness Month; Mental Health Awareness Month; Arthritis Awareness Month; National Stroke Awareness Month

  • May 5 – International Cri di Chat Awareness Day
  • May 12 – Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
  • May 19 – Global Accessibility Awareness Day
  • May 30 – World Multiple Sclerosis Day


June

Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month; Dravet Syndrome Awareness Month; Cataract Awareness Month

  • June 21 – The Longest Day (Alzheimer’s Awareness)
  • June 23 – Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day
  • June 27 – National PTSD Awareness Day


July

Disability Pride Month; Williams Syndrome Awareness Month

  • July 14 – Disability Awareness Day


August

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month

  • First Sunday in August – Second Monday in August – International Assistance Dog Week


September

National Guide Dog Month; World Alzheimer’s Month

  • September 21 – World Alzheimer’s Day
  • September 21 – International Week of the Deaf
  • September 23 – International Day of Sign Languages
  • September 23 – ID24 (Inclusive Design 24)
  • September 30 – Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day


October

Disability Employment Awareness Month; Down Syndrome Awareness Month; Dyslexia Awareness Month; Spina Bifida Awareness Month

  • October 6 – World Cerebral Palsy Day
  • October 10 – World Sight Day
  • October 10 – World Mental Health Day
  • October 15 – White Cane Awareness Day
  • October 17-23 – Invisible Disabilities Week


November Indigenous Disability Awareness Month; Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month; Epilepsy Awareness Month

  • November 1-5 – International Stress Awareness Week
  • November 12 – Global Usability Day
  • November 14 – World Diabetes Day
  • November 21 – World COPD Day


December

  • December 1 – World AIDS Day
  • December 3 – UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities
  • December 10 – Human Rights Day
  • December 27 – International Day of Epidemic Preparedness