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What is EU for Trisomy 21 ?

A platform where groups, citizens, and politicians work together to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. The goal is to raise awareness about intellectual disabilities, especially Trisomy 21 (also called Down Syndrome), which is the most common genetic intellectual disability.

We use simpler english in this description so that our message is clear and easy to understand for everyone, including people with intellectual disabilities.

EU for Trisomy 21 (EUFT21) is a group of organizations from all over Europe working to make life better for people with Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21).

We connect 53 partners in 23 EU countries to share ideas, work together, and speak with one voice to the European Union.

We want to help people with Trisomy 21 have more freedom, visibility, good health, and fair treatment. The European Union can make laws to improve areas like healthcare, jobs, education, and human rights, but support for people with intellectual disabilities is often too little or stays the same.

To make a change, EUFT21 works to:

  • Stop discrimination and make sure people with Down Syndrome are treated fairly.
  • Help people with disabilities learn skills and become more independent.
  • Create chances for people with Down Syndrome to talk directly to EU leaders.
  • Push for better laws and funding to support people with disabilities.
  • Make sure the EU keeps its promises to protect disability rights.

Our activities include training workshops, skill-building programs, and talking with leaders in the European Parliament. We also help people with disabilities learn about their rights and take part in decisions that affect them.

Our work supports important EU plans, like the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2021–2030), to make sure everyone has a voice and equal opportunities.

What does EU for Trisomy 21 want ?

We want the needs of people with intellectual disabilities to become a priority on the European agenda in order to guarantee real equality between citizens.

Visibility

People with disabilities are not present in the political environment, are not present in the labour market neither in the media. If people with disabilities are not visible in the society, it’s impossible to create the necessary changes.  

Non-discrimination

EU anti-discrimination legislation has come a long way in recent years for the various minority groups, except for people with disabilities. People with intellectual disabilities need some special accommodations to ensure that those laws and jurisprudence protect them and not only in theory.

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Health

The European Union must act in the best interest of people with intellectual disabilities to ensure their right to a “a high level of human health protection” as established by the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union.             

Autonomy

In order to guarantee independence and freedom of choice for people with intellectual disabilities, we must promote their autonomy. To this end the EU must encourage medical research program with therapeutic goals and inclusive innovative social projects that integrate in the society their diversities.