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March is Intellectual Disability Awareness Month! What’s Happening Next?
Did you know?
- March is Intellectual Disability Awareness Month!
- In the USA, about 6.5 million people experience intellectual disability.
- About 16% of the residents here in Philadelphia live with emotional, intellectual, and/or physical disabilities.
- People with and without disabilities can live fulfilling, exciting, and comfortable lives!
- The ribbon color for intellectual disability is gray! Please wear gray throughout the month to show your support.
- Philadelphia’s theme for 2022 is “Building Brighter Futures!”
Please join Philadelphia Intellectual Disability Services, a division of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services in the following events: