Individuals with Down syndrome often face unwarranted discrimination, purely because of their appearance and genetics – both things that they cannot control.
As a society, sometimes the automatic reaction to someone different or unfamiliar can be to shun them, and this is something we need to work on changing.
Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition within the United States, where an average 1 in every 700 babies born have this condition. Read the full story here ▶