Letter: 'World Down Syndrome Day' reinforces valuable lessons

Letter: 'World Down Syndrome Day' reinforces valuable lessons

‘Mom, I need to talk to you about something’ is a phrase I heard during my 6-year-old child's bedtime routine last week. It was ‘World Down Syndrome Day’ and she wore crazy socks at school to celebrate. She asked me…

A regional study published in March 2025 revealed significant differences in the application of labor inclusion policies for people with Down syndrome in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. The post Occupational inclusion for people with Down syndrome: the difference between law and reality appeared first on El Diario Ecuador.

The National Party edil, Andrea Barceló, highlighted Thursday in the Previouss of the Departmental Board, that despite the existence of an inclusion law, there is a lack of tools to guarantee the necessary support in schools and equitable access to work. She pointed out that the teachers ask for accompaniment for students with Down syndrome, but the MIDES only assigns it in cases of severe disability. The nationalist curul requested that the pla…