DEBUNKING STEREOTYPES
STEREOTYPES: People who live with Down syndrome can not be integrated into society, and they are not employable.
FACT: People with DS graduate from Secondary/High school and even participate in post secondary school experiences, thereby earning diplomas and college certifications. There are more successful people with DS than I can mention in a breath. A good number of them hold down jobs and own private businesses. I’ve read several stories and commendations from employers.
Back home, organizations like Patrick’s Speech and Language Centre, Down syndrome society of Nigeria, Mo Rainbow Foundation, KTC-KYC, The Engraced Ones (School of Grace), Inspired Christian School and others, are working assiduously to prepare children who live with disability in Nigeria for a future of financial independence.
While most people with the condition live in their homes in Nigeria, depending on severity, of course, abroad, they live either in supported Community Homes, with their parents, or independently.
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