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The image is a textpost that reads:
This #WorldDownSyndromeDay, we've joined forces with @coordown and other international Down syndrome organizations to spread the powerful message: No Decision Without Us. [flexed biceps emoji]
People with disabilities deserve a seat at the table where decisions are made about their lives, their futures, and their rights. Let's work together toward a world where every voice is valued. #NoDecisionWithoutUs #WDSD25
The text accompanies a video posted by @ ndssorg on TikTok.
The video shows people with various disabilities forcefully requesting that they not be left out of the decision-making process when the decisions affect them directly. The persons with disabilities shown include:
Sophia, a young teen with Down's Syndrome protesting at not being consulted over what dress she should wear to someone's wedding
A smart-suited young man in a wheelchair, protesting at not being consulted regarding the design of a train station, taking his place at the meeting table and planting a figurine of a person in a wheelchair in front of the flight of steps leading up to the train platform in the architectural model
A little person in medical scrubs, protesting that the shelves of medical supplies that she needs for her work are beyond her reach, even with her arm stretched as far as she can vertically
A deaf person protesting at a student assembly that a fire alarm is of little use to the hard-of-hearing community if it is only sound-based
A person with visual disability pointing out that an airport touch screen is of little use to the visually-challenged community if all your fingertips can sense is flatness
A smart-suited young woman with a prosthetic leg and a smart-suited young man (possibly with Down's Syndrome) forcefully requesting a legislative assembly to give them seats at the lawmaking table as well, if the laws that are being made will have an impact on them too
The video draws to a close with Sophia storming into the room at the start of the video wearing an outfit of her own choice: a leather jacket, a black bustier top, a choker necklace and a purple tutu. The whole sequence ends with the cast raising their fists in the air in a show of united strength.
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