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2024-03-21 20:26:07 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5D275857A775AB8F69CCF5AFE425907CA628F1A44D8C819B674F3A79A8B1B82A
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Downs Syndrome is a disability. "Most [people with Downs] will have mild to moderate learning disabilities and some may have more complex needs." https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/downs-syndrome Framing disability as an ability "reinforce[s] the stigma surrounding disability" and erases real struggles of disabled people. https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2019/04/23/disability-is-not-a-dirty-word-handi-capable-should-be-retired
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