A guest post by Rod Yazbek, Plastic Artist. Rod is Brazilian artist and is passionate about people with Down syndrome. He has created an exhibition, where they are pictured acting in the most ordinary activities, such as theater, dance, sports, etc. Part of the proceeds go to Olga Kos, an organisations in São Paulo that supports people with Down syndrome. Rod shares his story with us. Introduct
It is Father’s Day, on Sunday the 7th of September in New Zealand and Australia. To celebrate, the New Zealand based Down syndrome advocacy group Saving Downs along with their friends the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation have launched a video called “My Papa”. The video is a light-hearted and joyful message about the fathers of children with Down syndrome. This follows the success of our
Our open letter to Richard Dawkins from our founder Mike Sullivan (pictured above with his daughter Rebecca). Dear Richard Dawkins, Yesterday you chose to publicly judge the worth of people with Down syndrome, tweeting: “Abort it and try again. It would be immoral to bring it into the world if you have the choice” It is immoral for you to pass judgement on the worth of others. Fellow h