March Disability Awareness Month 2025: Connected Through Language
Join us for our annual Disability Awareness Month celebration throughout March to spread awareness of what life is like for those with physical and intellectual disabilities in our community.
The month-long celebration, hosted by the Fishers Advisory Committee on Disability and presented by Old National Bank, is themed Connected Through Language, and highlights the power of language in cultivating identity and connections through special events and initiatives around the city.
2025 Event Lineup
Fishers Arts Council’s Second Friday: March Disability Awareness Art Exhibition
Friday, March 14 / 6 – 9 p.m.
Fishers City Hall Theater (1 Municipal Drive) / Free, no registration required
Fishers Arts Council hosts an evening for all ages including live music and various kinds of artistic expressions on display in the gallery. All are welcome to this “Second Friday” celebration of artists with different abilities. Speakers from the Fishers Advisory Committee, Ignite Studio, and the Fishers Arts Council will make comments at 7 p.m. but guests are invited to visit in an open house style. Light refreshments will be available.
Hamilton County Resource Disability Resource Fair
March 26, 2025 / 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Carmel High School (520 East Main Street, Carmel)
All families are welcome! No registration required. Contact Niki Ford by email with any questions.
Fishers Parks’ Storywalk
Daily in March, dawn to dusk / Holland Park (1 Park Drive)
Free, no registration required
Enjoy an easy, family-friendly hike around Holland Park as you enjoy March’s featured book, My Brain is Magic, written by Prasha Sooful. No registration is required for this free event. Learn more at FishersParks.com/Storywalk.
Hamilton East Public Library Events & Workshops
Join the Hamilton East Public Library for various workshops and programs themed around Disability Awareness Month. Learn more on their event calendar here.
- Unbound by Limits: The Power of Movement in Art | All Ages | Saturday, March 8 | 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Hamilton East Public Library | Register
- Neurodivergent Teen Hangout: Game Night | Teens | Sunday, March 9 | 2 – 3 p.m. | Ignite Studio Classroom, Hamilton East Public Library | Register
- American Sign Language (ASL) for Beginners Series | Adults | Monday, March 17, 24 & 31 | 6 – 7:30 p.m. | Hamilton East Public Library | Register
- Preparing for Adulthood on the Spectrum | Adults | Tuesday, March 18 | 7 – 8 p.m. | Virtual, Virtual – Register
- Notes on Blindness: A Virtual Reality Experience | Adults | Thursday, March 27 | 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. or 6:30 – 7:15 p.m. | Hamilton East Public Library | Register for 5:30 p.m. class and Register for 6:30 p.m. class
Be an Ally for Disability Inclusion
Check out our materials to showcase your advocacy, educate yourself and others, and further the discussion on disability inclusion.
Congratulations to the 2025 Accessibility & Inclusion Award Winners
Carter Schmidt,
2025 Life Without Limits Award Winner
Spokenote,
2025 Employer Award Winner
Mari Kennedy,
2025 Accessibility Award Winner
Thank You to Our Sponsors
About the Committee
Since 2016, the Fishers Advisory Committee on Disability‘s March Disability Awareness Month in Fishers has championed inclusion, collaboration, and acceptance for all people who live in our smart, vibrant, and entrepreneurial community.
This effort has had a positive impact on more than just people with disabilities in our city – it has become an achievement for which other communities strive.