Global Report: Our Say in Our Health
We share what people with intellectual disabilities and their supporters say about health access around the world.
New Global Report: Health Equity for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Join us on 3 July at our launch webinar for Down Syndrome International and Humanity & Inclusion’s new global report on health equity for people with intellectual disabilities.
Launch of the WHO Global initiative on health equity for persons with disabilities
We are excited to invite you to the launch of the WHO Global initiative on health equity for persons with disabilities, an official side event of the 18th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the CRPD.
New ‘Self-Advocacy Group Guide’ available now
We have produced a new guide to help people learn how to run self-advocacy groups for people with Down syndrome. Download your free copy today.
Self-advocacy at the Global Disability Summit 2025
From 2-3 April 2025, the Down Syndrome International Network spoke up about disability inclusion at the Global Disability Summit in Berlin.
Global Disability Summit 2025
From 2-3 April 2025, the Down Syndrome International Network spoke up about disability inclusion at the Global Disability Summit in Berlin.
Autism Awareness Day 2025
For Autism Awareness Day, 2 April 2025, we are sharing resources from our global network to raise awareness of the ‘dual diagnosis’ of Down syndrome with Autism.
‘Listen Include Respect’ now available in Arabic
The ‘Listen Include Respect’ guidelines are now available in Arabic. Thanks to the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Jordan), who funded the translation.
World Down Syndrome Day at United Nations Geneva
From 20 to 22 March 2025, advocates gathered in Geneva to mark World Down Syndrome Day at the United Nations.
14th World Down Syndrome Day Conference
On 21 March 2025, we hosted self-advocates and other experts who spoke up about support systems at the United Nations headquarters in New York.