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The mission of the Noise Center of the League for the Hard of Hearing is to promote hearing conservation and noise awareness through education, advocacy and outreach. The League’s anti-noise educational program, Stop That Noise!, is used in more than 300 school districts throughout the country. With participation from professional organizations and community groups around the world, the League’s Noise Center sponsors International Awareness Day to educate the general public about the harmful effects of noise on hearing, health, and the quality of life. For more information, contact:

Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week is celebrated each year during the last week of June, in recognition of Helen Keller’s birthday, June 27. The week promotes an awareness of, and sensitivity to, the needs and abilities of Americans who are deaf-blind or vision and hearing impaired. It also focuses national attention on the needs for continuing rehabilitation training, accessible housing, and employment and recreational opportunities within the community. For free information and planning materials, contact:

Deaf Awareness Week (DAW) is the last full week of September, in commemoration of the first World Congress of the Deaf held that week in 1951. The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) participates in the Deaf World Week, initiated by the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), to celebrate the culture, heritage, and language unique to deaf people of the world. NAD sells a Deaf Awareness Kit to assist local organizations wishing to participate in Deaf Awareness Week. For additional information, contact:

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