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MAKE WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY (WDSD) UN OFFICIAL

MAKE WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY (WDSD) UN OFFICIAL

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 11 months ago
Down Syndrome International (DSI), together with other organizations around the world, is launching a campaign to get World Down Syndrome Day, March 21 (21/3), recognized officially in the United Nations calendar. To that end, we are asking Member States to adopt a resolution at 2011 General Assembly Session.

People with intellectual disability are the most discriminated and segregated of all people with disabilities. Those who are born with Down syndrome show their disability on their faces and have faced bigotry for centuries.

Approximately 6 million individuals have Down syndrome worldwide. To raise awareness and value the life of those with Down syndrome, Down Syndrome International declared 21 March (3/21) World Down Syndrome Day. The date is symbolic because it refers to the 3 copies of chromosome 21 that characterizes Down syndrome.

Since 2006, over 60 countries around the world have made efforts to mark the date organizing hundreds of events to improve the quality of life of people with Down syndrome, point out their human rights and offer them an opportunity to be heard.

Each year the voice of people with Down syndrome, and those who live and work with them, grows louder. Self-advocates have taken a stand in schools, universities and parliaments, and events have increasingly been featured by local media, magnifying their reach.

By getting the date observed by the UN, we expect to spread the celebration to many other countries, especially those where people with Down syndrome are still marginalized and institutionalized, giving them the opportunity to fulfill their human rights. The measure also complies with Article 8 of Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the UN on awareness-raising.

A Down Syndrome International (DSI), juntamente com outras organizações ao redor do mundo, está lançando uma campanha para que o Dia Internacional da Síndrome de Down, 21 de março (21 / 3), seja reconhecido oficialmente no calendário das Nações Unidas. Para isso, estamos pedindo aos Estados-Membros que adotem uma resolução em 2011 na Assembleia Geral da ONU.

Pessoas com deficiência intelectual são as mais discriminadas e segregadas das pessoas com deficiência. Aqueles que nascem com síndrome de Down mostram a deficiência em seus rostos e há séculos enfrentam preconceito.

Aproximadamente 6 milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo têm síndrome de Down. Para conscientizar a população e valorizar a vida das pessoas com síndrome de Down, a Down Syndrome International declarou o dia 21 de março (21/3) o Dia Internacional da Síndrome de Down. A data é simbólica porque se refere às três cópias do cromossomo 21 que caracteriza a síndrome de Down. Desde 2006, mais de 60 países ao redor do mundo têm-se esforçado para marcar a data organizando centenas de eventos visando melhorar a qualidade de vida das pessoas com síndrome de Down, pontuar os seus direitos humanos e oferecer-lhes uma oportunidade de serem ouvidas.

Cada ano a voz de pessoas com síndrome de Down e daqueles que vivem e trabalham com elas é mais forte. Auto-defensores têm se pronunciado em escolas, universidades e parlamentos, e os eventos têm sido cada vez mais repercutidos pela mídia, ampliando seu alcance. Com a data reconhecida pela ONU, esperamos espalhar a celebração para muitos outros países, especialmente aqueles onde as pessoas com síndrome de Down ainda são marginalizadas e institucionalizadas, dando-lhes a oportunidade de gozar os seus direitos humanos. A medida também está em sintonia com o artigo 8 da Convenção sobre os Direitos das Pessoas com Deficiência das Nações Unidas sobre ações de conscientização.


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Reached 2,500 supporters

September 13, 2011

September 9, 2011

Seeing one thousand signatures on this page brings me to tears because I know exactly how much this recognition would mean for my child. Thank you for choosing to walk this path beside us.

Reached 1,000 supporters

September 8, 2011

September 6, 2011

Seeing this momentum grow humbles me because I know the struggles my own brother faces every single day. We are finally pushing the world to see that these lives deserve the same recognition as anyone else.

Reached 100 supporters

September 6, 2011

8 Comments

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Sarah Ward
14 years ago Featured

my brother has down syndrome and he is the best person i know. this needs to happen

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Julie Hughes
14 years ago Featured

Hope this goes through! Down syndrome awareness has come a long way but we aint there yet.

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Elena Sutton
14 years ago Featured

so happy to see this movement growing. everyone deserves to be seen and valued.

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Tom Shaw
14 years ago Featured

yes please make this official

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David Lambert
14 years ago Featured

do it for the kids. march 21 is special for us and it should be for the world too.

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Mark Schwartz
14 years ago Featured

its about time the UN did something to acknowledge this. WAY OVERDUE.

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Bayley Wakefield
2 years ago

Please recognize world Down syndrome day

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Domingos Manuel Rasteiro
10 years ago

Congratulations on the idea and we will fight for social inclusion

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