Your Impact in 2025
Thanks to the support of our community, the voices of self-advocates reached millions of people with messages about disability rights, thousands of caregivers and professionals received essential information to improve care for aging Canadians with Down syndrome, and hundreds of Canadians found day-to-day support through our programs and networks.
Donations from people like you are building a more inclusive future for us all.
Hundreds of caregivers across Canada accessed critical health and wellness information about aging with Down syndrome through the new resource, Today and Tomorrow: A Guide to Aging with Down Syndrome.
The voices of Canadians with Down syndrome reached millions of people across the country, educating the public about common misconceptions and gaining support for key advocacy issues.
Hundreds of parent and sibling caregivers learned about navigating challenges like burnout and advocacy systems from the lived experiences shared in the webinar series, Caregiver Conversations.
New Canadian Down syndrome population research was published globally, filling a critical gap in data needed to gain support for key advocacy issues.
Millions of Canadians learned there is an urgent need for improved healthcare systems for aging Canadians with Down syndrome and rallied for Canadian Down Syndrome Week to support the announcement of a new accredited course for healthcare professionals focusing on aging health issues.
Thousands of Canadians learned more about accessing support in rural and minority communities across the country in the new short documentary film, Unified Voices.
Thousands of members of the Down syndrome community relied on 3.21 Magazine for professional guidance, personal advice, and important advocacy news in Canada.
CDSS partnered with organizations across Canada to advocate for increasing the Canada Disability Benefit, speaking out against segregation in the classroom and the clawback of AISH, and improving the RDSP.
