Balance Awareness Week

For many people living with vestibular disorders, the hardest part isn’t just the dizziness or imbalance—it’s feeling unseen and alone. Balance Awareness Week helps change that by bringing visibility to these often misunderstood conditions. Your donation helps provide education, resources, and hope to people who need it most, ensuring that no one has to navigate their vestibular disorder without support.

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Help others understand how much we rely on balance every day

For Balance Awareness Week, we’re challenging people without vestibular disorders to stand on one foot, cross their arms, close their eyes, and see if they can make it to 10 seconds.

Challenge a friend, family member, coworker, or healthcare provider to:

1. Stand on one foot with their arms crossed.
2. Close their eyes.
3. Try to stay balanced for 10 seconds.
4. Film their attempt and share it on social media using #BalanceAwarenessWeek.
5. Tag three people to take the challenge next.

Share the challenge with the people in your life and encourage them to post their attempts using  #BalanceAwarenessWeek. The more people who participate, the more people we can reach with the message that balance is something many of us rely on without ever thinking about it.

Healthcare professionals: Take the challenge and invite your colleagues, followers, and community to participate. You can also use the challenge as an opportunity to start conversations about vestibular health and the experiences of your patients.

Safety first: Anyone taking the challenge should stand near a wall, sturdy chair, countertop, or someone who can provide support. People with vestibular disorders, balance problems, dizziness, or other conditions that could make the challenge unsafe should not attempt it.

A 10-second challenge can’t capture what it’s like to live with a vestibular disorder, but it can help someone else begin to understand.

One of the most powerful things you can do is tell your story. You can easily create a peer-to-peer fundraising page to share your vestibular journey with friends and family, allowing them to contribute to the fight to make vestibular disorder more visible.

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Spread the word in style. Whether it is a Brain Fog sweatshirt, a Dizzy Not Drunk t-shirt, or a Flamingo Power coffee mug, these signature VeDA designs are a great way to start a conversation about vestibular dysfunction.

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Social media is a powerful tool for raising awareness. Help spread the word about vestibular impairment by telling your story on your social media platforms. Make sure to use #BalanceAwarenessWeek and tag VeDA so that your posts can reach the rest of the vestibular community. You can also follow VeDA and share our posts on:

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Twitter (X)
• LinkedIn

Social Media Graphics

Click below to download graphics you can post on your social media. Make sure to add your personal story to connect with your friends and followers.

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One great way to raise awareness in your area is through your local media outlets. You can reach out to your local news organizations to let them know that Balance Awareness Week is happening. This not only puts the event on their radar but also shows them that balance awareness is an issue that affects community members like you.

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You can enter the Fiona Flamingo Photo Contest for a chance to win a gift card to the VeDA Online Store.

Print the Fiona Flamingo image and take a selfie with it. You can try a flamingo pose or pink accessories, or both!

Share your photo publicly on Facebook, Twitter/X, and/or Instagram with the hashtag #BalanceAwarenessWeek. You can also email your photos to
[email protected].

Download Fiona Flamingo

Need some inspiration?

Here are some previous years' submissions:

Pro Tips:

• Include your pet!

• Bring Fiona and take a photo of yourself and your clinician at your next appointment.

• Patients: Download this poster and bring it to your healthcare professional's office.
• Clinicians: Hang this poster in your office, and see other tips for decorating your office with flamingos!

Celebrate Balance Awareness Week by hosting an event at your clinic. It's a great way to get patients engaged in vestibular rehabilitation therapy. Download this guide, courtesy of Dana's Flock, for creative ideas.