Coordinating advocacy

We coordinate advocacy for the human rights of persons with Down syndrome.

Our network will make a bigger positive change if we all speak up for human rights together.

We bring our network together to work on shared goals with shared messages.

We are working with Humanity & Inclusion to find out more about health equity for people with Down syndrome and...

We work with a team of Ambassadors who guide our work and give us feedback.

We take part in important global events and activities to help raise awareness about Down syndrome.

We are training self-advocates with Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities, to become consultants on inclusive organisations.

The Down’s Syndrome Association and Down's Syndrome Scotland developed and ran a UK-wide research & advocacy project on ‘Inclusive Education’,...

We are working with Inclusion International developing international guidelines so organisations can make their work inclusive.

For World Down Syndrome Day 2023, the Down Syndrome International network campaigned for the right to legal capacity, supported decision-making...

We worked with 5 self-advocates with intellectual disabilities to develop and deliver webinars on best practices for inclusive employment of...

We worked with our member organisations in Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda to set up self-advocacy groups to speak...

We published a case study on best practices in the inclusive employment of persons with intellectual disabilities in Bangladesh.

We develop and share evidence, stories and examples of inclusion of people with Down syndrome.

We empower people with Down syndrome and their families to speak up for their human rights.

We support Down syndrome organisations to become stronger and more inclusive.

We build and lead partnerships with important people, groups and organisations.

Our strategy guides everything that we do to achieve our vision of a better world where all people with Down syndrome are fully included in society.

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