That was World Down Syndrome Day 2019
On March 16, 2019, Lebenshilfe Berlin celebrated World Down Syndrome Day in the Labyrinth Children’s Museum. The aim was to make children with Down syndrome visible to the public.
And that's a complete success! Well over 600 small and large explorers with and without disabilities cavorted at the thirteen hands-on stations.
Ein Team des RBB filmte das Gewusel und sandte die Botschaft “Kinder mit Down-Syndrom sind Kinder wie andere auch” in der Spätausgabe der Abendschau.
The event had a serious background. In April, the German Bundestag discussed the approval of prenatal blood tests for Down syndrome and other chromosomal changes as a health insurance benefit. People with disabilities and their parents are concerned that the tests will discriminate against people with disabilities even more.
Im Interview mit dem RBB brachte Ivonne Kanter, die zweite Vorsitzende der Lebenshilfe Berlin, das Problem auf den Punkt: “Heute sortieren wir Menschen mit Down-Syndrom aus. Wen sortieren wir morgen aus?”
Lebenshilfe would like to thank the Children's Museum, Aktion Mensch and cds Wohnbau for their support.
