Down syndrome: What is it? Employment and opportunities | Video, photos, pictures

By Nadine Morton, Kim Bartley, Murray Nicholls
Updated March 23 2019 - 8:28pm, first published March 21 2019 - 12:00pm
LIVING LIFE: They're living a life full of hopes of dreams
LIVING LIFE: They're living a life full of hopes of dreams

FRIENDLY, bright and bubbly - they sound like perfect qualities for an employee or friend, but unfortunately people with Down syndrome are still being discriminated against. Ahead of World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, Australian Community Media journalists sat down with people who have this syndrome, their parents and their employers.

Down syndrome is a genetic condition. It is not an illness or a disease.

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