Oct 4

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: Demi Lovato on Bipolar Disorder

Oct 5

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

LISTEN: Neurodiversity PodCast Lists

Oct 5

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: 10 tips for talking to your parents about your mental health

Oct 6

Featured 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

EXPERIENCE: Check out art exhibits at Project Onward

Oct 6

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: Disability- How You See Me

Oct 7

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: Making the World Better for kids with Disabilities (K-2)

Oct 7

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: Interactive Read Aloud: We Move Together (K-2)

Oct 7

9:30 am - 5:00 pm

EXPERIENCE: Everyone at Play at Kohl Children’s Museum

Oct 8

Featured 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

PARTICIPATE: Take the Pledge to be Stigma-Free

Oct 8

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: Help helps! AND Tips to talking with your doctor

Oct 8

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: Ways to Help Children with Disabilities (3-5)

Oct 9

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: The Vocal Adventure

Oct 9

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

PARTICIPATE: Join the Human Voicebank

Oct 9

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: Scientists With Dyslexia: Gabrielle Rappolt-Schlichtmann

Oct 10

Featured 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: World Mental Health Day 2022

Oct 10

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

PARTICIPATE: Be a Local Champion – Learn how to advocate for people with mental illness

Oct 11

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

PARTICIPATE: Follow IG Account: World’s First Supermodel with Down Syndrome

Oct 11

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: Mr. Krause Explains His Superpower (6-8)

Oct 11

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: Model With Down Syndrome Launches Fashion Line | BORN DIFFERENT

Oct 12

Featured 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

PARTICIPATE: Register as a Volunteer for Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association (NISRA) (6-12)

Oct 12

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: A Playground for Everyone, No Matter Your Age or Ability

Oct 13

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin

Oct 13

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: 20 Must-Read YA Books with Disabled Characters

Oct 13

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: Bree Bogucki: Can’t Stop Me Now

Oct 14

Featured 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: PBS NEWSHOUR: How a camp for disabled children changed lives

Oct 14

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: Netflix Documentary: Crip Camp- A Disability Revolution

Oct 15

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

EXPERIENCE: Attend one of the events hosted by Project Onward

Oct 15

Featured 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

PARTICIPATE: All Community Events World’s Largest Corn Maze 5K

Oct 16

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: Understanding Autism by Jessica Rusick (3-5) 

Oct 16

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: Rick Hanson: Improving Life for People with Disabilities by Adrianna Morganelli(3-5)

Oct 16

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: This Beach is Loud! | A story about new experiences (K-2)

Oct 17

Featured 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: TEDx- My philosophy for a happy life

Oct 17

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: We Are All Different – and THAT’S AWESOME!

Oct 17

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

PARTICIPATE: Volunteer to be a TopSoccer Buddy!

Oct 18

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: Learn about the “Be My Eyes” app

Oct 18

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

PARTICIPATE: Volunteer as a user on the “Be My Eyes” app

Oct 18

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

LISTEN: 5 Disability Focused Podcasts Amping Up Inclusive Chatter

Oct 19

Featured 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

LISTEN: In Their Own Words: How The Americans With Disabilities Act Changed People’s Live

Oct 19

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: Look Beyond My Disability, See The True Me- ‘Fire in the Rain’ Music Video (3-5)

Oct 20

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: Stutterer – A Short Film

Oct 20

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: I Talk Like a River – Read Aloud (3-5)

Oct 21

8:00 am - 6:00 pm

EXPERIENCE: Fall Games

Oct 21

Featured 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

PARTICIPATE: D158 Community Event Shine Bright: Celebrating Individuals with Disabilities and Inclusivity

Oct 22

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: “Moses Goes to a Concert” – ASL Translation

Oct 22

Featured 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

EXPERIENCE: Fall Games

Oct 23

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: 6 Models on Ableism, Visibility, and Personal Style

Oct 23

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

PARTICIPATE: Follow The Neurodivergent Nurse on Instagram

Oct 23

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: TEDx- Reflections from an ADA Generation

Oct 24

Featured 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

LISTEN: STORY CORP: Stories for Disability Awareness Month

Oct 24

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: Leading the Way | Father Figures

Oct 25

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

LISTEN: I’m Just Like You by Jack Hartman (K-2)

Oct 25

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: Can Bears Ski? by Raymond Antrobus – Sign Language (K-2)

Oct 25

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Watch: Understanding Deafness (K-5)

Oct 26

Featured 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

EXPERIENCE/PARTICIPATE: Spooky Buddies

Oct 27

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: The Armless Archer

Oct 27

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: Rising Phoenix

Oct 27

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: “Rescue and Jessica: a Life-Changing Friendship” by Jessica Kensky (3-5)

Oct 28

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH: The Silent Child

Oct 28

Featured 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

EXPERIENCE: Trick-or-Treat on the Farm!

Oct 29

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

PARTICIPATE: Visit Hugs and Mugs at Gigi’s Playhouse and then sign up to volunteer

Oct 29

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

LISTEN: Podcast Series- Exited

Oct 29

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

LISTEN: Live performance of Stevie Wonder, “Isn’t She Lovely”

Oct 30

Featured 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: The ADA was a victory for the disabled community, but we need more. My life shows why

Oct 30

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

LISTEN: Listen to the Music Playlist by Understood.org

Oct 31

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

READ: About Paraorchestra: the world’s only Disabled Orchestra

Oct 31

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

WATCH/ LISTEN: Paraorchestra supporting Coldplay at 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony