ZAPOPAN, Jalisco; June 15, 2023 - In December 2011, the United Nations General Assembly designated March 21 as World Down Syndrome Day. World Down Syndrome DayThe day was not chosen at random, but because it is the 21st day of month number 3, which symbolizes the trisomy of chromosome 21, which gives rise to Down Syndrome.
World Down Syndrome Day
With this celebration, the UN wants to generate greater public awareness of the issue and remember the inherent dignity, worth and valuable contributions of people with intellectual disabilities and to highlight the importance of their individual autonomy and independence.
Down syndrome has always been part of the human condition, exists in all regions of the world and usually has varying effects on learning styles, physical characteristics or health.
COLLABORATE
So, as part of World Down Syndrome Day, at COLABORE, a Strategic Social project of the Social Engagement department, we prepared our event called Down Syndrome Snakes and Ladders, the traditional game of snakes and ladders with the addition of questions about Down Syndrome that helped us all learn and become more aware of the topic. The first person to reach the last square on the board wins. With two boards and giant dice, instead of using tokens, the participants were the ones who played this role, moving forward or backward depending on the case.
The variant here was that, in order to have the right to advance the number that came up when rolling the dice, the participant had to correctly answer a question about Down Syndrome. If the participant knew the correct answer to the question, they advanced double points, if they did not know the answer they were given some options, the important thing was that they knew the correct answer.
At the end, participants answered between 5 and 7 questions each to learn more about Down Syndrome, the most common cause of intellectual disability in the world.
Inclusion in the UP
At the Universidad Panamericana we are committed to the inclusion of people with disabilitiesTherefore, through these activities, we want the world to talk about Down Syndrome, so we invite the university community to participate in the celebration and join the celebration by wearing a pair of mismatched socks, brightly colored socks, long socks, patterned socks, and take a picture wearing them, share it with your social networks tagging us on Instagram @Colabore_gdl to make noise and make a noise and share it with your social networks tagging us on Instagram @Colabore_gdl, printed socks, and take a picture wearing them, share it on your social networks tagging us on Instagram @Colabore_gdl to make noise and let people know about this celebration and join, so that we become more and more aware and sensitive to people who have this condition.
