Awareness Days
Chromosome 22 Disorder Awareness Days
February
February 28th – Rare Disease Day
Follow hashtags: #ShowYourStripes and #RareDiseaseDay
March
March 22 – Cat Eye Syndrome Awareness Day
Follow hashtags: #CES #cateyesyndromeawareness #cateyesyndrome #raredisorder
Follow hashtags: #TrisomyAwarenessMonth #trisomyawareness #trisomy #raredisorder #trisomy22 #mosaictrisomy22
May
22q at the zoo – The weekend of Memorial Day
Follow hashtags: #International22qFoundation #22qatthezoo #22q #22qawareness
June
Rare Chromosome Disorder Week in June – watch for specific dates each year.
June 13th – Rare Chromosome Disorder Day
Follow hashtags: #rarechromosomedisorderweek #rarechromosomedisorder #rarechromo #shinebrighttogether
October
22nd – Phelan McDermid Awareness Day
Follow hashtags: #PMSAD, #shinegreen, #pmsf, #phelanmcdermid
November
November 11th – 22q Awareness Day
Follow hashtags: #22q #22q11 #22qawareness #22q
November 11th – Emanuel Syndrome Awareness Day
Follow hashtags: #emanuelsyndromeawarenessday #ESAwarenessDay #EmanuelSyndrome #EmanuelSyndromeWarrior #PurpleAndBlueOn1122
