Every month brings a national health awareness observance. We mark each one with the people, stories, and resources behind it — and, where a program fits, an episode from American Abilities Television Network on hearing loss, disabilities and wellness.
October · Health & awareness
October brings a focus on breast cancer awareness and hearing health — two conversations that connect personal stories with lifelong wellness.
Breast cancer touches families across the country. October is the month to talk about risk, screening, and support — and to listen to the people who have lived it.
Related program
Episode 765
Bring Your Brave: Nine Stories of Family History
Hearing connects us to family, work, and the world. October is a month to look at hearing health across the lifespan, everyday noise, and practical ways to protect your hearing.
Related program
Episode 754
Hearing Health for a Lifetime
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Voices and researchers who brought breast cancer out of silence and into prevention.
Betty Ford
Spoke publicly about her breast cancer in 1974, spurring screenings nationwide
Audre Lorde
Wrote The Cancer Journals (1980) on living with breast cancer
Worta McCaskill-Stevens
Led National Cancer Institute breast cancer prevention research
Cokie Roberts
Journalist whose breast cancer battle raised public awareness
In Timecyclopedia
Hearing, communication, and Deaf achievement — the heart of American Abilities Television.
Alexander Graham Bell
Teacher of the deaf whose sound research shaped hearing science
Gallaudet University
The world's leading university for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students
Andrew Foster
Founded dozens of schools for Deaf children across Africa
Derrick Coleman
First legally deaf offensive player in the NFL
