{"id":228754,"date":"2020-08-13T16:46:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T21:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=228754"},"modified":"2022-03-04T14:46:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T20:46:09","slug":"things-down-syndrome-dont-sense-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/things-down-syndrome-dont-sense-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: &#8216;Things about Down syndrome that don&#8217;t make sense&#8217; calls out discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>A video from the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) has racked up over four million views on TikTok and Twitter for pointing out common (and legal) discrimination faced by people with Down syndrome on a daily basis. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ndssorg\/video\/6858333590355201286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the video<\/a>, a young woman with Down syndrome rattles off a list of disturbing facts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Things about Down syndrome that don&#8217;t make sense,&#8221; the woman begins. &#8220;Being paid sub-minimum wage. I can&#8217;t get married, or I&#8217;ll lose my health care and supports. I can be denied an organ transplant just because someone thinks less of me. Tragedies like the death of Ethan Saylor, who died because most law enforcement officers aren&#8217;t trained to work with people with Down syndrome or other disabilities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">this is super informative <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4kFVxLKpmK\">pic.twitter.com\/4kFVxLKpmK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; sam (@toxickilos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/toxickilos\/status\/1292022901391204352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/ben-sasse-bill-stop-discrimination-disabilities\/\">Senator Ben Sasse introduces bill to stop health care discrimination against those with disabilities<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paid less than minimum wage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is indeed legal for people with Down syndrome or other intellectual disabilities to be paid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2016\/aug\/12\/tom-harkin\/can-employers-actually-pay-disabled-americans-belo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">less than the minimum wage<\/a>, which can lead to exploitation. While a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndss.org\/programs\/ndss-legislative-agenda\/employment\/state-laws-and-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small handful<\/a> of cities and states have passed laws banning this kind of discrimination, it&#8217;s by and large ignored outside of the disability community.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being paid less than minimum wage, 70% of people with disabilities are unemployed \u2014 a fact which led Amy Wright, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/cnns-hero-year-children-down-syndrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN&#8217;s 2017 Hero of the Year<\/a>, to start Bitty and Beau&#8217;s coffee shop with four locations across the country. Bitty and Beau&#8217;s employs persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organ transplantation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discrimination in organ transplantation is also <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/virginia-down-syndrome-organ-donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a serious problem<\/a>; only a handful of states have passed laws against it. <a href=\"https:\/\/autisticadvocacy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ASAN-Organ-Transplantation-Policy-Brief_3.18.13.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A 2008 study<\/a> from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network found that 85% of pediatric transplant centers take neurodevelopmental status into consideration for approving or denying transplants, even though people with disabilities have success rates for transplants on par with the general public.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standing up for their own rights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>People with Down syndrome have been speaking out more and more to advocate for their rights, and to dispel stereotypes. A video released on World Down Syndrome Day in 2017 featured people with Down syndrome arguing <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/world-down-syndrome-day-new-video-urges-human-needs-not-special-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">against the notion of special needs<\/a>. They instead argued that what they need is the same as what everyone needs: breathing, food and water, sleep, love, education.<\/p>\n<p>Another video from the National Down Syndrome Society, titled <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/video-destroys-stereotypes-down-syndrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;No Limitations,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0features a doctor listing things that people with Down syndrome supposedly \u201ccan\u2019t\u201d do, followed by persons with Down syndrome dispelling these myths by noting their successes and achievements, saying, \u201cYour limitations. Not mine!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People with Down syndrome face discrimination, beginning in the womb and lasting through their entire lives. Yet they lead valuable, fulfilling lives, and are capable human beings.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: Read more here about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialneedsalliance.org\/the-voice\/what-happens-when-persons-living-with-disabilities-marry-2\/\">what happens financially and health benefit-wise<\/a> when persons with disabilities choose to get married.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video from the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) has racked up over four million views on TikTok and Twitter for pointing out common (and legal) discrimination faced by people with Down syndrome on a daily basis. 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