March 21World Down Syndrome Day is marked every year on March 21. To read more about this annual event - and to access a slew of useful links on matters pertaining to Down syndrome - click on the Related Link.
A Down syndrome awareness center.
Fundraisers, advertisements, and getting people to spread the word are very effective ways of promoting Down Syndrome.
According to a spokesperson of the National Down Syndrome Society, the NDSS does not currently offer Buddy Walk® bracelets. However, a bracelet with the text "Down syndrome awareness" can be ordered via PinMart (see Related link).Information on the Buddy Walk is available on their website (see Related link).
The Down Syndrome Organisation of the UK has a wonderful website. To help you find out more about the syndrome, see the Related Link.
National Down Syndrome Society is one of the organizations that help spread awareness and seek cure for Down syndrome. Research Down Syndrome www.researchds.org is a 501c3 non-profit foundation that supports Down syndrome cognitive research at leading universities with the goal of developing biomedical therapies to treat the cognitive impairment of people with all ages with Down syndrome.
You could try to get more information from the Down syndrome organizations in South Africa: 1) DSSA (Down Syndrome South Africa); and 2) the Down Syndrome Association of the Western Cape. Click on the Related Links below.
down syndrome
Disorders, such as Down's Syndrome, are caused by nondisjunction.
Down syndrome
Down syndrome is generally the preferred spelling, although Down's syndrome is sometimes used in American sources.
Most cases of down syndrome are not inherited. Translocation Down syndrome can be inherited.