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Assume that I can | World Down Syndrome Day 2024

A video from Coor Down

Our negative assumptions about people with Down syndrome can lead us to treat them in such a way that these assumptions become reality. In sociology, this is called a ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’. Why not reverse our perspectives? If we have positive assumptions about people with Down syndrome, we'll give them more opportunities in their schools, workplaces, relationships and activities. And maybe these positive assumptions will become reality.

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This video follows a person with Down syndrome trying to access things that most of us take for granted but being refused due to assumptions about her capabilities and preferences.