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We are working with Inclusion International developing international guidelines so organisations can make their work inclusive.
We are working with Inclusion International developing international guidelines so organisations can make their work inclusive.
We believe everyone should have the right to enjoy the highest attainable standard of health, without discrimination.
We believe everyone has the right to be involved in decision-making that affects them.
The World Down Syndrome Awards are given to projects, achievements, or practices that make the lives of people with Down syndrome better.
For World Down Syndrome Day 2023, the Down Syndrome International network campaigned for the right to legal capacity, supported decision-making and easy-to-understand communication.
We worked with international clinical experts on cardiac disease to create an up-to-date review and expert consensus document on cardiac disease in Down syndrome to be shared with health professionals worldwide.
We worked with 5 self-advocates with intellectual disabilities to develop and deliver webinars on best practices for inclusive employment of persons with intellectual disabilities.
We worked with our member organisations in Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda to set up self-advocacy groups to speak up for inclusive employment.
We have teamed up with creative agency Forsman & Bodenfors and global digital modelling agency The Diigitals to create the world’s first virtual influencer with Down syndrome.
We published a case study on best practices in the inclusive employment of persons with intellectual disabilities in Bangladesh.