Empowering people to speak up

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

People with Down syndrome and their families know best what needs to change in their communities.

We support them to understand their human rights and have the power to speak up and take action.

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

We are supporting self-advocates to improve Bridge training - a program that helps advocates speak up for the rights of...

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 work with national organisations to develop self-advocacy in their countries and we support self-advocates directly to advocate for their...

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

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

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

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

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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