{"id":185913,"date":"2018-07-31T10:35:37","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T15:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=185913"},"modified":"2018-07-31T15:02:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T20:02:50","slug":"down-syndrome-campaign-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/down-syndrome-campaign-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaign shows faces of kids with Down syndrome to end discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 21 Faces<\/a> children of 2018 are some of the most unique and beautiful models viewers have seen. The Down Syndrome Centre, an organization dedicated to providing support and services for families in Ireland, has released its third campaign, in which it invites viewers to look beyond the extra chromosome these children have, to see what actually defines them and makes them uniquely them. The campaign explains:<\/p>\n

21 Faces is the Down Syndrome Centre’s annual campaign to celebrate the uniqueness and diversity of children with Down syndrome while also aiming to challenge some of the misconceptions about Down syndrome along the way….<\/em><\/p>\n

It is often easy to recognise that a person has Down syndrome, but people with Down syndrome are not a homogenous group \u2013 they have the same extra chromosome but it does not define them \u2013 they are as unique and diverse as the rest of us!<\/em><\/p>\n

READ: Meet Kayla McKeon, the first lobbyist with Down syndrome<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Indeed, these 21 faces are no less endearing than the shining faces of any happy child who gets to show off his or her awesome self to the world in a photo shoot. Take, for example, little Archie, who any viewer can see would be a joyful child to have around. This baby of the family, who is soon to be a big brother, looks like a bundle of energy who will embrace his new sibling with love.<\/p>\n

\"https:\/\/www.downsyndromecentre.ie\/21_faces\/archie-stanley-3\/\"<\/a><\/p>\n

But testimony from his mom<\/a> gives even more insight into who this adorable child is:<\/p>\n

Archie has a certain charm about him that only people that have met him will know exactly what I mean. He never ever stops talking, ever, even though he needs to work on his clarity that won\u2019t stop him, he\u2019ll chat away to anyone he meets. He is impatient, stubborn, mischievous and tests my patience at the best of times but he has the most charming smile and infectious laugh and the kindest heart.<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m so proud of the wonderful little boy he\u2019s growing up to be and I know whatever challenges he might face in life that he\u2019ll be just fine. He has an army of supporters and people who love him around him and he has me his biggest critic, his toughest teacher, the person he loves to surprise and the person who sees his struggles and knows how hard he works and is bursting with pride and who loves him more than words can ever say\u2026. His mammy xxx<\/em><\/p>\n