Hello, BadRep.<\/p>\n
Today is World Down Syndrome Day 2011<\/a>.<\/p>\n
I don’t know how much you know about Down Syndrome<\/a> as an individual reader. Don’t know much about it? Go and find out more about it. Think you know about it? Take some time to read and listen a bit more. Don’t be the person who scrolls on, eh? <\/p>\n
I learned about Down Syndrome Day because I have a younger sister with Down Syndrome whom I lived with for sixteen years (I only moved out about two years ago) and so my family have lifetime membership of the Down Syndrome Association. I’d like everyone to know about it, though. <\/p>\n
I’m not going to tell you a great deal about my family here because this
is a short post – and because I haven’t asked what my sister
thinks either about blogging on here, or being blogged about, yet, and not to
do so would be at the least a bit cheeky. And also missing the point
massively, in that “raising awareness” doesn’t mean I (an
able-bodied person) get to trot out my non-consenting family on the internet
in the name of Issues, or decide that
me<\/em> posting is better than actually getting they themselves on here to
speak. <\/p>\n
But here are some things to look at and read:<\/p>\n
Will you let us in? <\/strong>A five minute film, covering
45 countries.
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