The 6-year-old child of a South African couple living in Waikato is being threatened with deportation because he has Down ...

“It’s just an extra chromosome; we are not different,” she said, reinforcing the importance of awareness and acceptance.

Dr Oluwakemi Ashubu, a paediatric endocrinologist at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, in this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA, says stigma is the most common challenge faced by persons living ...

Disability advocates, including IHC and New Zealand Down Syndrome Association, are calling on the New Zealand Government to ...

The Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria has expressed concerns over the widespread rejection and discrimination faced by people with Down syndrome in society. Speaking during a courtesy visit to ...

World Down Syndrome Day, 21 March, was observed at the national level in Mendefera, Southern Region, with a variety of programs marking the occasion. At the event, Mr. Desale Hagos, Head of the ...

In commemoration of the National Down Syndrome Consciousness Month, the Center for Inclusive Education (CIE) of the De La ...

A recent paper published in January 2025 about raising awareness and addressing inequities for people with Down syndrome in South Africa by Eimear McGlinchey et al discusses the challenges faced ...

To mark World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, Fox News contributor Tom Shillue headed to Times Square to speak with a father of a girl with Down syndrome about common misperceptions.

From karate to dance and modelling, individuals with Down syndrome and other disabilities had the opportunity to shine at the You’re Magical Talent Show on Saturday, in celebration of World Down ...

Down syndrome, also known as “trisomy 21 ... Argentina, the Philippines, Africa, India, New Zealand and, of course, Europe, families are praying with perseverance. This surge of faith ...

The England Under-21s head coach's son Connor was diagnosed with Down's syndrome as a baby. You Know My Mum, starring 25-year-old Alex, begins a tour at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre on Friday.