#NoDecisionWithoutUs
In 2013, people assumed my sister’s life at 49 was over. @TeresaHeartchild fought back. 25,000 people signed her petition on #WDSD. Her supporters sent a letter to the Minister of Health. And finally, the govt apologized.
Now Teresa is free. But thousands of others are being put into nursing homes.
“The deprivation of liberty on the basis of disability is a human rights violation on a massive global scale.” C. Devandas-Aguilar UN Special Rapporteur https://vimeo.com/925626586

A friend of mine let me know that today is https://www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/about-wdsd

#WDSD
#WDSD2025

So pull out something blue and yellow, or wear some crazy socks, and love a little bit more easily today 🇺🇦🧦💜

Unsere Welt ist bunt. Heute erinnern meine Socken daran

https://www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/

#WDSD
#inklusion
#trisomie21
#vielfalt
#Alt4you

This World Down Syndrome Day, don't just celebrate - act! Advocate for inclusive education, equal employment, and accessible healthcare. Challenge stereotypes when you hear them. Inclusion isn't just a word, it's daily action. #WDSD #InclusionMatters #CareerBeacon

I dag har jeg taget et umage par sokker på!
Det gør jeg for at markere Verdens Down Syndrom-dag og for at vise, at forskellighed er noget, vi skal fejre – ikke skjule. De farverige sokker er et symbol på, at vi alle er unikke, men alligevel hører sammen.

Verden bliver et bedre sted, når vi giver plads til alle – også dem, der ikke passer ind i normen.
#wdsd

Happy World Down Syndrome Day

#wdsd #wdsd2025 #worlddownsyndromeday

Feliz y tranquilo #ViernesDeEscritorio #LinuxMint #Cinnamon --- y Feliz día mundial del Síndrome de Down #WDSD (World Down Syndrome Day) o #DíaMundialdelSíndromedeDown

#WDSD #inklusion #trisomie21
#Alt4you

Unsere Welt ist bunt.
Meine Socken heute auch.

https://www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/

Today is World Down Syndrome Day. The 21st day of the 3rd month was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome. This year's theme is a call to End The Stereotypes. https://www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/end-the-stereotypes #Accessibility #WDSD #EndTheStereotypes #WorldDownSyndromeDay

#WDSD #AssumeThatICan

Ten years ago, people assumed my sister’s life at 49 was over. @TeresaHeartchild fought back. 25,000 people signed her petition. Her supporters sent a letter to the Minister of Health. And finally, the govt apologized.
Now Teresa is free. But thousands of others are getting put into nursing homes.
“The deprivation of liberty on the basis of disability is a human rights violation on a massive global scale.” C. Devandas-Aguilar UN Special Rapporteur https://vimeo.com/925626586

It's a milestone day for me. My op-ed is in The Star!

"My sister’s rights were taken away, like thousands of others with developmental disabilities"

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/my-sister-s-rights-were-taken-away-like-thousands-of-others-with-developmental-disabilities/article_d52145d8-e2db-11ee-8a9a-8bf4b2bf4b8b.html

#WDSD #assumethatIcan
#endthestereotypes
#developmentaldisabilities #downsyndrome #longtermcare
#freeingteresa

We rocked our socks for World Down Syndrome Day today with our buddy Tyler. #wdsd #GoMooseGo

📣 It is World Down Syndrome Day 2023

The message for #WDSD2023 is ‘With Us Not For Us’, which is key to a human rights-based approach to disability.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities calls for everyone to have the freedom to make their own choices. This means doing things with people and not doing things for people.

Find out more and access resources via: worlddownsyndromeday.org

#BetterIsPossible #DownSyndrome #WorldDownSyndromeDay #WDSD #HumanRights

Elles toutes, eux tous, vous apprennent chaque année qu'on peut bien avancer avec la différence aux pieds. Alors aujourd'hui, mettez les chaussettes dépareillées, faites du bruit sur les réseaux, pour que demain, on puisse, touts ensemble, leur offrir les meilleures chaussures pour avancer comme ils le souhaitent.
Remy Doc et Caroline Boudet - Auteure

#inclusion #autodetermination #avecnouspaspournous #WDSD #lotsofsocks