This year’s deaf awareness week runs from 5th to 11th May 2025
The theme for Deaf Awareness Week 2025 in the UK is “beyond silence.” This theme highlights the importance of looking beyond the common misconceptions about deafness and recognising the rich experiences, identities, and contributions of Deaf individuals in society.
“beyond silence” encourages greater understanding of the diverse ways in which Deaf and hard-of-hearing people communicate, from British Sign Language (BSL) to lip-reading, written communication, and assistive technology. It also highlights the social, cultural, and professional barriers that many deaf individuals face, advocating for improved accessibility, inclusivity, and equal opportunities.
This year’s campaign calls on individuals, organisations, and communities to go beyond simply acknowledging deafness and actively work towards meaningful change. By promoting BSL learning, improving workplace accessibility, ensuring equal access to education, and fostering more inclusive public spaces, we can build a society where Deaf people are truly heard, valued, and empowered.
This year, the week takes place from 12th to 18th May and the theme is 'community' – celebrating the power and importance of community. Being part of a safe, positive community is vital for mental health and wellbeing.
From Mental health charity, MIND:
Mental health is everything, everywhere, everyone. It's part of all of us, and impacts everyone around us.
Mental health is more than just a small part of our lives.
It’s connected to every little thing we do, every place we go and every person around us. Mental health is our physical health, our finances, our relationships. It’s part of our defining moments and the day to day.
The mental health system is broken and people facing other challenges like poverty and racism have the least access to support.
For information and support:
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/
Dementia action week
Dementia action week 2025 will take place from 19th to 25th May in 2025.
Dementia action week is an awareness raising campaign. Each year, the Alzheimer's Society works with individuals and organisations across the UK to encourage people to act on dementia.
This year there is a focus on diagnosis and educating audiences on the most common symptoms of dementia:
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/form/checklist-for-dementia-symptoms
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-dementia/symptoms-and-diagnosis/dementia-symptoms
