{"id":279961,"date":"2026-03-22T00:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T19:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=279961"},"modified":"2026-03-22T00:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T19:27:11","slug":"world-down-syndrome-day-observed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/world-down-syndrome-day-observed\/","title":{"rendered":"World Down syndrome Day observed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>PASIGHAT, 21 Mar:<\/strong> H-Spring Integrated School here in East Siang district observed the World Down syndrome Day and the Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month under the themes, &#8216;Together against loneliness&#8217;, and &#8216;Stronger together&#8217;, on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The initiative aimed to promote inclusivity, spread awareness, and encourage support for individuals with developmental and neurological conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event highlighted the importance of early intervention, therapy, and community awareness while working to reduce stigma and promote equal opportunities for persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr Oimang Megu addressed the gathering, sharing insights on cerebral palsy, its causes, symptoms, and the critical role of early intervention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retired IRS officer Bandhana Deori expressed appreciation for the initiative and inaugurated a &#8216;spider-case&#8217; facility designed for children with special needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr Kapong Modi spoke about Down syndrome, emphasising the importance of awareness and early support systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The children were also provided with visual routine and behaviour charts to aid their development. (DIPRO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PASIGHAT, 21 Mar: H-Spring Integrated School here in East Siang district observed the World Down syndrome Day and the Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month under the themes, &#8216;Together against loneliness&#8217;, and &#8216;Stronger together&#8217;, on Saturday. The initiative aimed to promote inclusivity, spread awareness, and encourage support for individuals with developmental and neurological conditions. The event highlighted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-279961","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279961"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":279984,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279961\/revisions\/279984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}