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You are here: Home / News / March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

03/14/2018

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month logoMarch is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. This year’s theme is See Me For Me. You can follow or post related news and events on social media using hashtag #ddawareness18. 

President Ronald Reagan first established March as National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in 1987. Read his original proclamation. Also check out Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s 2018 proclamation.

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