Lá Domhanda Siondróim Down- 21/03/25

Believe it or not, socks get people talking!

As part of our celebration of World Down Syndrome Day in school, on 21 March, choose some socks that are going to get noticed!

They might be mismatched socks or your boldest and most colourful socks, whatever takes your fancy!

The idea is to start a conversation, so when people ask you about your socks, you can tell them, “I’m wearing them to raise awareness of Down syndrome”.

Then, you can tell them everything you want them to know about Down syndrome.

The theme of this year's World Down Syndrome Day is "Improve Our Support Systems". Many people with Down syndrome around the world don’t get the support they need. Many countries do not have support systems that meet the needs of people with disabilities and their families or the support systems they have do not respect the human rights of people with disabilities.

Governments must make sure there is a support system, so people with disabilities are included in the community.