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Replace the term Down Syndrome with the term Chromies.

Submitted on Thursday 10th September 2015

Rejected on Wednesday 16th September 2015

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Replace the term Down Syndrome with the term Chromies.

Petition Details

Chromies is more child friendly and is less likely to cause offence. The friendly vibe that the word 'Chromies' gives off is positive in light that we should not think of Down's syndrome as negative.

Additional Information

Adam Dover 11ERE is my reference


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

The Government and Parliament don't deicde what language people use.

You could start a petition asking for the term 'Chromies' to be used by all public bodies, as this is something that the Government could do.

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