My voice counts – Poland

Young woman with Down syndrome holding a sign above her head with her statement to WDSD 2017

World Down Syndrome Day 2017: #MyVoiceMyCommunity. Mam na imię Patrycja. Mieszkam w Polsce. W moim kraju jest wiele organizacji, które działają na rzecz osób z Zespołem Downa i ja należe do jednej z nich. Jestem członkiem Stowarzyszenia “Strzał w 10” w Olsztynie. Mam Zespół Downa ale myślę niestandardowo. Chcę mieć takie same prawa jak inny […]

My voice counts – Ireland

Young man with Down syndrome holding a sign above his head with his statement to WDSD 2017

World Down Syndrome Day 2017: #MyVoiceMyCommunity. My Name is Fionn Crombie Angus, I am from Ireland. I live in the west of Ireland, dividing my time between Mountshannon, a small village where I grew up, and Galway, a small city nearby, where I have my own apartment. I enjoy playing Irish traditional music, learning about […]

My voice counts – Bosnia and Herzegovina

Young lady with Down syndrome standing in front of a church and holding up a poster with a statement.

World Down Syndrome Day 2017: #MyVoiceMyCommunity. Ja sam Azra, živim u Bosni i Hercegovini. Radim u prodavnici kozmetike i prva sam zaposlena osoba sa Down sindromom u mojoj zemlji. Pored posla, treniram džudo sport vec duže vrijeme i u tome sam dosta uspješna . Želim pokazati ljudima u mojoj sredini da i mi možemo biti […]

My voice counts – Austria

Young man with Down syndrome in a church, holding up a board with his statement.

World Down Syndrome Day 2017: #MyVoiceMyCommunity. Ich gehe gerne ministrieren, am liebsten leuchte ich mit der Kerze, wenn das Evangelium vorgelesen wird. Ich bin aktiver Teil der Gemeinde und ich kann mitreden. Meine Stimme zählt! I love to be ministrant, best of all I like to light with a candle, when the priest reads the […]

My voice counts – Luxemburg

Young lady with Down-syndrom holding a sheet of paper with a statement in front of her

World Down Syndrome Day 2017: #MyVoiceMyCommunity. Mein Numm ass Pauline, ech lierwen zu Lëtzebuerg. Ech wëll méng Famill glécklech maachen. Ech wëll Fridden a Gerechtegkeet op der Welt. Meng Stëmm zielt. My name is Pauline, I live in Luxembourg. I want to make my family happy. I want peace and fairness in the world. My […]

My voice counts – Germany

Young male from Germany with Down syndrome holding up a sign with his statement.

World Down Syndrome Day 2017: #MyVoiceMyCommunity. Meine Stimme zählt in der Arbeit, da helfe ich auch in der Waschküche. Und in Sport will ich, dass in Tischtennis und in den Fitnessstudios Inklusion gefördert wird. Ich spiele selbst Tischtennis und gehe gern ins Fitnessstudio, weil mir das gefällt. Dieses Jahr möchte ich wählen. Welche Partei? Da […]

My voice counts – Slovenia

Young women with Down syndrome holding a sign with her statement

World Down Syndrome Day 2017: #MyVoiceMyCommunity. Sem Anja, prihajam iz Slovenije. Vsak dan hodim v službo. Vključena sem v društvo Downov sindrom Slovenja. Ob torkih se pripeljem v Ljubljano, kjer skupaj z mojimi prijatelji spoznavamo mesto, obiskujemo muzeje, se družimo. Moj glas šteje!. I’m Anja, I come from Slovenia. Every day I go to work. […]

My voice counts – Kosovo

Young male person with Down syndrome holding a sign with his statement in front of his chest.

World Down Syndrome Day 2017: #MyVoiceMyCommunity. Quhem Aldi Hoxha, jam i lindur me dt: 06.07.1996 në qytetin e Gjakovës dhe jam 20 vjeç. Shkollimin fillore e kam përfunduar në shkollën speciale “Perparimi“ në Prishtinë.Për momentin jetoje në Pirshtrinë me familje. Unë jam anëtare i shoqatës Down Syndrome Kosova, aktiviteti ne te cilen mirem cdo dite […]

My voice counts – Czech Republic

Young couple with Down syndrome on the old town square in Prague holding up a sign with their statement.

World Down Syndrome Day 2017: #MyVoiceMyCommunity. Jmenuji se Lucka a můj přítel Vašek. Bydlíme v České republice. Oba pracujeme v chráněné dílně, já šiju a Vašek dělá výrobky z keramiky. Ve volném čase hrajeme florbal a plaveme. Chodíme do tanečního kroužku se kterým vystupujeme na festivalech a jsme rádi, že se naše vystoupení líbí. Rádi rozhodujeme […]

My voice counts – Spain

Young spanisch women holding sign with statement

World Down Syndrome Day 2017: #MyVoiceMyCommunity. Mi nombre es Cristina Isabel, vivo y trabajo en Madrid, España. Una de las cosas de las que más orgullosa me siento más orgullosa es poder ejercer mi derecho al voto cada vez que en mi ciudad o país hay elecciones. ¡Me gustaría que todas las personas con síndrome […]

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