{"id":20888,"date":"2011-09-06T01:09:17","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T04:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inclusive.org.br\/?p=20888"},"modified":"2011-09-06T01:09:17","modified_gmt":"2011-09-06T04:09:17","slug":"petition-make-world-down-syndrome-day-213-un-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inclusivenews.com.br\/?p=20888","title":{"rendered":"Petition &#8211; Make World Down Syndrome Day (21\/3) UN official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14434\" title=\"world_down_syndrome_day\" src=\"http:\/\/inclusivenews.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/world_down_syndrome_day1-300x108.jpg\" alt=\"World Down Syndrome Day logo.\" width=\"300\" height=\"108\" \/>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Sign the petition for World Down Syndrome Day to be recognized by the UN and share it with your contacts:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipetitions.com\/petition\/worlddownsyndromeday\/\">http:\/\/www.ipetitions.com\/petition\/worlddownsyndromeday\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FACTS ABOUT DOWN SYNDROME<\/p>\n<p>Down syndrome is a naturally occurring chromosomal condition that has always been a part of the human nature. It happens as a result of the creation of an additional copy of one chromosome in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> pair (Trisomy 21). The occurrence of Down syndrome is universal across racial, geographic and gender lines, and occurs in approximately one in 800 births.<\/p>\n<p>Down syndrome is not a disease. It is inappropriate and offensive to refer to people with Down syndrome as &#8220;afflicted with&#8221;, \u201ca victim of\u201d or &#8220;suffering from&#8221; it.<\/p>\n<p>All persons with Down syndrome share a widely varying degree of intellectual disability. This disability is extremely responsive to early intervention techniques and quality individualized inclusive education programs within the community. Contrary to antiquated beliefs, we now know that people with Down syndrome are capable of academic achievement, can hold jobs and live fulfilling and productive lives.<\/p>\n<p>Persons with Down syndrome may be predisposed to certain illnesses and medical conditions that are also present in the general population. Timely and accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment of these illnesses and conditions improve both the length and quality of life to the same extent as would be expected in the population without Down syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, studies have shown that people with Down syndrome have a statistically lower risk of developing certain other illnesses and medical conditions.<\/p>\n<p>It has been shown that individuals with Down syndrome need not be institutionalized but thrive in a normal inclusive environment in a loving family, school and community, given the same opportunities, experiences and expectations as any other child.<\/p>\n<p><!-- @font-face {   font-family: \"Arial\"; }@font-face {   font-family: \"Times\"; }@font-face {   font-family: \"\uff2d\uff33 \u660e\u671d\"; }@font-face {   font-family: \"Cambria Math\"; }@font-face {   font-family: \"Calisto MT\"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: \"Calisto MT\"; }p.ph, li.ph, div.ph { margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times; }.MsoChpDefault { font-size: 10pt; font-family: \"Calisto MT\"; }div.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1; } --><strong>Countries that already observe WDSD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, EU, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenia, Kosovo, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nepal, New Zeland, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbial, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Inclusive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[38,11,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deficiencia","category-direitos-humanos","category-inclusao"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Petition - Make World Down Syndrome Day (21\/3) UN official -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/inclusivenews.com.br\/?p=20888\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pt_PT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Petition - Make World Down Syndrome Day (21\/3) UN official -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"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.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/inclusivenews.com.br\/?p=20888\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/agenciainclusive\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-09-06T04:09:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/inclusivenews.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/world_down_syndrome_day1-300x108.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editoria Inclusive News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Escrito por\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editoria Inclusive News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Tempo estimado de leitura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutos\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inclusivenews.com.br\\\/?p=20888#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inclusivenews.com.br\\\/?p=20888\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editoria Inclusive News\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/inclusivenews.com.br\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ae4ec7087559b8692fb33b6fffd2273b\"},\"headline\":\"Petition &#8211; 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