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World Down Syndrome Day March 21st, 2024

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Selfadvocatenet.com is in support of  World Down Syndrome Day March 21st, 2024

Logo for World Down Syndrome Day. The design includes a red and blue heart with a map of the world inside, forming the number 21, alongside the words World Down Syndrome Day in blue text.This page will highlight  why the  need to understand Down Syndrome all around the world, people with Down syndrome are treated badly.

They are denied a quality education.They are denied the chance to work and earn their own money.

Their voices are not heard! They are denied good health care.

They are not allowed to make decisions about their own lives. to they need to be treat with respect they deserve as humans .

Down syndrome (or Trisomy 21) is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome.Chromosomes are “packages” of genes in the body. They determine how ababy’s body forms and functions as it grows.Around 1 in every 800 babies will be born with Down syndrome. Down syndrome occurs naturally – there is no known cause.

Down syndrome usually causes varying degrees of intellectual and physical disability and associated medical issues.

 

What is World Down Syndrome Day?

 

For World Down Syndrome Day 2024 Theme, we call for people around the world to End The Stereotypes

 

ASSUME THAT I CAN | World Down Syndrome Day 2024

 

 

Website of World Down Syndrome Day 2024

Screenshot of a website for World Down Syndrome Day 2024 with the theme End The Stereotypes. Features a person with Down syndrome and buttons to read more and sign up. Highlights the day as a global awareness event on March 21.

 

 

 

Screenshot of a website for World Down Syndrome Day 2024 with the theme End The Stereotypes. Features a person with Down syndrome and buttons to read more and sign up. Highlights the day as a global awareness event on March 21.

Graphic for the Lots Of Socks campaign by the World Down Syndrome Day organization. It features a photo of feet wearing mismatched colorful socks and text promoting awareness. Hashtags #WorldDownSyndromeDay and #LotsOfSocks are included.

Six colorful socks hang on a blue clothesline with wooden pegs. The socks feature various patterns: stripes, zigzags, swirls, and polka dots in vibrant colors like green, purple, orange, and yellow.

 

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