Advocacy resources
On 21 March, we create a single global voice advocating for the rights, inclusion, and well-being of people with Down syndrome. Click here to learn more.
These resources are designed to help you learn about the things that matter and speak up as part of our global voice.
About Down syndrome presentation
A simple presentation that explains how Down syndrome occurs.
Lots Of Socks resources
These resources are designed to help you run a great ‘Lots Of Socks’ day in your setting, including fun activities to keep everyone entertained. Click here to learn more about the Lots Of Socks campaign.
Design your own socks
Print our sock template and design your own. You could cut out your designs to decorate with sock bunting!
Colouring sheets
Print our sock colouring sheets – a great activity for all ages and abilities. You could cut out your socks to decorate with sock bunting!
More colouring posters
Our thanks to Amelia Jeffery for designing these beautiful colouring sheets.
Fundraising resources
These resources are designed to help you run a successful fundraiser for World Down Syndrome Day. Click here to learn more about fundraising.
Sponsor form (for fundraising in the UK)
This sponsor form includes space to collect details for supporters to add Gift Aid to their donation.
Sponsor form (for fundraising outside of the UK)
Use this sponsor form to record your donations.
Fundraising totaliser
Keep track of your progress towards your fundraising goal with our totaliser.
Videos
Our favourite videos to watch and share.
Just Evolve
A short video about using disability-related words as insults.
Created By CoorDown.
Down Syndrome Answers
A video series answering the most-asked questions on Google and asked 10 Canadians with Down syndrome to give their answers.
Created by the Canadian Down Syndrome Society.
Just Like You (Tan Como Tú)
A campaign aimed at giving visibility to the real lives of people with Down syndrome, showing that they feel, think, and act “just like you, just like all of us.”
Created by DOWN ESPAÑA.
Chromosomes R Us
A short film explaining how Down syndrome (or Trisomy 21) occurs.
This film was made by actors with Down syndrome, with Shabang Inclusive Learning in collaboration with Mediapreview, Huddersfield, UK.
We’re all different but we’re all the same – so let’s all be friends!
This animation was developed especially to speak to kids about inclusion and being different and yet being the same.
Created by Down Syndrome Australia.
Light up a landmark for World Down Syndrome Day
On World Down Syndrome Day, landmarks across the globe are lit in a dazzling display of blue and yellow lights, a symbol of solidarity for the Down syndrome community.
From the iconic Empire State Building in New York City to the soaring Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Bridges, city halls, schools and universities, sports stadiums, and countless other landmarks are joining in the tribute. Click here to view our photo gallery.
We would love to see your landmark lit up for World Down Syndrome Day.
If there is a landmark in your area that you would like to see lit up for WDSD, why not use our request template letter to ask them to light up:
More helpful resources
Listen Include Respect guidelines
These guidelines explain how organisations should include people with intellectual disabilities in different parts of their work.
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.
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.
Join the WDSD community on social media.
Every time you like, comment on or share our posts, our messages reach more people. Remember to use the hashtags #WorldDownSyndromeDay #LotsOfSocks and #TogetherAgainstLoneliness in your posts.
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