selfadvocate.ca/ is in support of World Down Syndrome Day March 21st, 2024
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.
For World Down Syndrome Day 2024 Theme, we call for people around the world to End The Stereotypes
Website of World Down Syndrome Day 2024
