World Hearing Day 2026 — From Communities to Classrooms: Hearing Care for Every Child

World Hearing Day: ASHA-EAA Digital Toolkit

2026 Archive — March 3, 2026

World Hearing Day, held every year on March 3, is an annual global health effort to raise awareness about hearing health. This observance provides an opportunity to educate the public on how to prevent hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care.

The 2026 World Hearing Day theme—From Communities to Classrooms: Hearing care for every child—recognizes that schools are natural entry points to reach children, parents and caregivers, and teachers. Supporting schools with hearing health education and programming helps children and families hear, learn, and succeed.

The 2026 World Hearing Day activities focused on two priorities:

  1. Preventing avoidable hearing loss in children
  2. Ensuring early identification and intervention for children in need of ear and/or hearing care

The tools and resources below are designed to help ASHA members, Educational Audiology Association (EAA) members, and other interested parties recognize World Hearing Day and educate children about hearing health.