Thank you for joining us!
Your voice matters.
By speaking up together, we can make the world a better place for people with Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities.
We have created lots of resources to help you to speak up in the way you choose.
Scroll down to view the resources.
More resources will be added over the coming weeks.
Our guides to the big day and how we mark it!
World Down Syndrome Day guide
Everything you need to know about the day and how you can get involved.
World Down Syndrome Day guide
Theme guide: Improve Our Support Systems
Read our theme guide to learn about support systems and why we believe they need to be better.
Theme guide
‘Lots Of Socks’ guide
This guide explains what the ‘Lots Of Socks’ campaign is all about and how you can get involved, including fun activities for your school or workplace.
Lots of Socks guide
Fundraising guide
By raising money for Down Syndrome International, you support our work towards a more inclusive society for people with Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities worldwide.
Fundraising guideWorld Down Syndrome Day resources.
Lots Of Socks posters
Display our posters to promote a ‘Lots Of Socks’ day at your school, club or workplace.
Lots Of Socks posters
Lots Of Socks colouring sheets
Colour in these wonderful socks or design your own!
Lots Of Socks colouring sheets
World Down Syndrome Day cut and colour sheets
Kindly created by Mark and Dan Jones, there are colouring sheets for all abilities to cut, stick and colour to create your unique poster.
WDSD colouring sheets
WDSD Logos and images
You are welcome to use our logos to create your own resources. We also have background images for video calls.
WDSD Logos
WDSD and LoS posters
Kindly created by Amelia Jeffery, there are posters to display and one to colour in.
Amelia’s posters
WDSD zine
Kindly created by Amelia Jeffery, this Zine is about celebrating World Down Syndrome Day.
Amelia’s zine
‘What is World Down Syndrome Day?’ video
Check out this short film, which explains what World Down Syndrome Day is and lets you know how you can take part on 21 March each year!
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‘Light up a landmark’ template letter
Use this template letter to ask officials to light up their landmark in support of World Down Syndrome Day.
Light up a landmark letterAbout Down syndrome resources.
These resources can help you to learn about Down syndrome and what life is like for people who have Down syndrome.
About Down syndrome presentation
A simple presentation that explains how Down syndrome occurs.
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‘About Down syndrome’ information pack (English)
This pack contains information about some of the topics relevant to people with Down syndrome.
About Down syndrome
‘About Down syndrome’ information pack (Spanish)
This pack contains information about some of the topics relevant to people with Down syndrome.
About Down syndrome (ESP)
‘Chromosomes R Us’
A short film by actors with Down Syndrome about how Down syndrome occurs.
Watch video
‘Just Like You’
People with Down syndrome have the right to be accepted and included as valued and equal members of the community. The video ‘Just Like You’ is an example of how this is happening.
Watch video
‘Down Syndrome Answers’
The best person to answer a question about Down syndrome is a person with Down syndrome. The Canadian Down Syndrome Society found the most-asked questions on Google and asked 10 Canadians with Down syndrome to give their answers.
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No Decision Without Us
Inclusion will never be possible if the decisions that shape the world are made only by a few, for a few.
This video was created by CoorDown in collaboration with Small.
‘We’re all different but we’re all the same’
This animation, and very catchy song, was developed especially to speak to kids about inclusion and being different and yet being the same.
Thanks to the team at Down Syndrome Australia for sharing this with us.
Down TV
Down TV is an interactive platform that includes a wide selection of videos related to Down syndrome.
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Assume That I Can
Our negative assumptions about people with Down syndrome can lead us to treat them in such a way that these assumptions become reality.
This video was created by CoorDown.
The Hiring Chain
By hiring someone with Down syndrome, you start a virtuous chain: the more that people with Down Syndrome are seen at work, the more they’ll be recognized as valuable employees, and the more they’ll be hired.
This video was created by CoorDown.
More helpful resources.
Recommendations for the education of learners with Down syndrome
Recommendations for leaders teachers and learners to help learners with Down syndrome have a good education.
Recommendations for education
International Guidelines for the Education of Learners with Down Syndrome
By following these guidelines, everyone can learn better. Teachers can teach better, and managers can run schools better. This helps learners with Down Syndrome have a good education.
Education guidelines
Self-Advocacy Group Guide
This guide helps people learn how to run self-advocacy groups for people with Down syndrome.
Self-Advocacy Group Guide
Listen Include Respect guidelines
These guidelines explain how organisations should include people with intellectual disabilities in different parts of their work.
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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities sets out what countries have to do to make sure that disabled people have the same rights as everybody else.
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Easy Read version of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
An Easy Read version of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This sets out what countries have to do to make sure that disabled people have the same rights as everybody else.
Easy Read UN CRPDJoin the WDSD community on social media.
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