Support. They need more with disabilities in general. They've gotten better over the years, but not doing (for example) disabled avis for Disability Pride Month in July was a missed opportunity.
I think its good for inclusiveness, but i have some concerns with it. There would have to be both "normal" for lack of a better word, and neurodivergent avis longterm to keep it fair. It will be a lot of work for designers. And with that, it wont be just limited to downsyndrome, it will have to include all spectrums. So if you guys are willing to do the work, im for it. But otherwise my vote is no. Because when new things happen, other areas are usually neglected by ATA.
I honestly haven't seen this happen with any of the other disabled avatars we have (wheelchair users and amputees). I have however seen it happen with people using Black avatars to be racist stereotypes (have not seen this happen often though). So if this does happen, I don't think it would be a widespread issue. Ableism is already against the rules, and I would maybe still encourage mods to refamiliarize themselves with microaggressions against disabled people to better moderate.
That's disappointing! I don't think that should hold us back from representation though. Ableism takes place with or without disabled avatars and it will still be a silenceable offense just as ableism is now.