On 21 March each year, the world celebrates World Down Syndrome Day. It’s a global day of awareness to promote the rights, inclusion, and wellbeing of people living with Down syndrome.

World Down Syndrome Day is observed annually on 21 March every year, here are some of the great events taking place on and around World Down Syndrome Day throughout Aotearoa this year!

This month, the UpsideDowns team, families, and supporters gathered at our Avondale headquarters to bid farewell to two valuable members of our whānau: Chief Executive (and dishwasher) Dr Sarah Hamlin-Paterson and Board Member Tom Pedlar.

You might know that Down syndrome was named after an English doctor, John Langdon Down. But what about the other Langdon Down? Find out about Mary, and how she changed history for people with the condition that would one day bear her name.