11th Annual 31 for 21

Welcome to the 11th Annual 31 for 21 where we blog every day in the month of October for National Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

 A couple of guidelines:
- You don't have to blog about Down syndrome every day; just blog every day about whatever you want
- You should mention, at least once, that you are participating in "31 for 21"
- Please link back to this blog so all participating bloggers can sign up below in one place
- You don't have to be a parent, or grandparent, of someone with Down syndrome to participate
- Use #31for21 on social media 
- Spread the word
- Have fun!


Please sign the Mr Linky so everyone can follow along to see the other bloggers who are participating:


Here is the button and code to display on your blog so others may find this post and link up!
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A Day In The Life: World Down Syndrome Day

World Down Syndrome Day is recognized on March 21; the date chosen because 3/21 is also 3(copies of)/21(st chromosome).

Last year I participated in a blog hop sharing what a day is like in the life of a loved one with Down syndrome. I shared about a typical day in Kayla's life with a short video clip of her describing her day. (Although the video is no longer working on that blog post since One True Media shut down.)

That blog hop evolved to a campaign with a website to share A Day In The Life With Down Syndrome for World Down Syndrome Day. A Day In The Life has partnered with Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network so this can be a valuable resource for parents receiving a prenatal diagnosis. Parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and most importantly, people with Down syndrome can share their story with a blog post, pictures, a video - any way they chose - to show what life is truly like for them.

You can follow @lifewithDs on Instagram and use #lifewithDs on Twitter and FB to tag your pictures, videos, and posts. Please share and spread the word about the interactive website for A Day In The Life With Down Syndrome!