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October is Financial Planning Month, which serves as a useful, annual checkpoint to make sure you are on track to meet your long-term financial goals. You can use this time to learn about all of your options and prioritize your goals going into the New Year.

Be sure to promote Freddie Mac financial wellness resources during this time: https://www.easterseals.com/explore-resources/making-life-accessible/freddie-mac/

Every October, schools and organizations across the country join STOMP Out Bullying™ in observing National Bullying Prevention Month. The goal: encourage schools, communities and organizations to work together to stop bullying and cyberbullying and put an end to hatred and racism by increasing awareness of the prevalence and impact of all forms of bullying on all children of all ages.

Between 2017 and 2030, the number of persons aged 60 years or over is projected to grow by 46 per cent (from 962 million to 1.4 billion) globally outnumbering youth, as well as children under the age of 10. Moreover, this increase will be the greatest and most rapid in the developing world (A/RES/73/143). Population ageing is poised to become one of the most significant social transformations of the 21st century. Older people have always played a significant role in society as leaders, caretakers and custodians of tradition. Yet they are also highly vulnerable, with many falling into poverty, becoming disabled or facing discrimination. As health care improves, the population of older people is growing. Their needs are also growing, as are their contributions to the world. The International Day of Older Persons is an opportunity to highlight the important contributions that older people make to society and raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges of ageing in today’s world.

Held each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a national campaign that raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities. The theme for 2019 is "The Right Talent, Right Now."

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October is often called disability awareness month but no official organization or entity has recognized it as such. However, there are several official disability awareness observances during this time:

- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
- Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
- Dwarfism Awareness Month

This October, during Physical Therapy Month, honor your physical, occupational, and speech therapists, rehabilitation professionals, and other staff members for helping patients get stronger with every step.

For World Teachers’ Day, we want to celebrate the teachers in Easterseals Child Development Centers. We’ll invite the audience to celebrate by signing a card to thank teachers.

Mental Illness Awareness Week was established in 1990 by the U.S. Congress in recognition of efforts by the National Alliance on Mental Illness to educate and increase awareness about mental illness. It takes place every year during the first full week of October.

World Mental Health Day is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.

For this message, we’ll use the quiz format to educate people on some of the nuances of challenges that people in the disability community face with employment. We will also take this opportunity to highlight how Easterseals fills a need to address some of these challenges. The quiz will be followed by an upsell.