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DSA delighted to be working with new Charity of the Year Partner for 2012
... us to raise awareness about the condition that is Down’s syndrome and support our membership. We are looking forward to working with The Centre throughout 2012." ...
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DSA delighted to be working with new Charity of the Year Partner for 2012
... to raise awareness about the condition that is Down’s syndrome and support our membership. We are looking forward to working with The Centre throughout 2012." ...
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My Sister Bobbie
... another bout of pneumonia. I hope a legacy of Bobbie might be increased awareness of the level of special care needed, either in hospital or care home, for people like my sister, who have reverted to a ...
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World Down Syndrome recognised officially by the United Nations
... awareness and understanding of a condition which affects approximately 1 in 800 births worldwide, and to promote the inherent rights of persons with Down syndrome to enjoy full and dignified lives and ...
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DSi launches "International Petition for the Adoption of World Down Syndrome Day as a United Nations Observance Day from 21 March 2012"
... (21/3) to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of chromosome 21 which causes the genetic condition Down syndrome. The aim of this day is to raise awareness and understanding of a condition ...
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The Premier League and Down's Syndrome Association join together to celebrate DSActive Football Programme
... awareness events – World Down’s Syndrome Day (Monday, 21st March) and National Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week. The football festival will bring together DSActive teams from across the country to engage ...
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Fit it Right, See it Bright
... Better use of available resources for testing purposes Awareness within the professional field of the use of bi-focal lens Availability of better fitting glasses Availability ...
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Mr Speaker recognises outstanding Down's Syndrome Tennis Project
... has had on the players with Down's syndrome. Parent Sue Prisk, who sat on the panel explained, "My son Thomas has benefited on so many levels, with improvements in eye contact and self-awareness. Having ...
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Premier League's Down Syndrome Football Festival
... Awareness Week. The festival is being funded by the Premier League as part of its successful Creating Chances programme will be held at Fulham's training ground, Motspur Park. All DSActive teams are invited ...
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Emmerdale Storyline
... raise awareness of the whole pre-natal screening process that many thousands of people enter into daily. The DSA has been working with the script researchers, advising them on medical, technical and ...
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Adult Services
... This section gives comprehensive advice and support to workers and managers on what policies and programmes of work they should have in place and how we can help them develop knowledge, skills, awareness ...
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2011 Campaign -
... have successful lives. Develop a clear path of opportunity for all people with Down's syndrome. So during Awareness Week we will focus our attentions on specific issues - Using the results ...
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Big Step Forward
... Alternatively you can just sign up to the DSA's official walk. Whether you have five walkers or 50, we want YOU to walk to raise vital funds and awareness for the DSA and its affiliated ...
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DS & Sensory Processing Disorder
I am writing to highlight awareness of Sensory Processing Disorder and Down's syndrome as this is something which affects my daughter quite severely. In fact if she only had Down's syndrome life would ...
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Transforming the Quality of Dementia Care
The Department of Health is developing a national strategy for dementia services and has asked for views on the ideas set out in the document. The strategy has three main aims: a) to improve the awareness ...
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Current Exhibition
... Awareness Week (21st - 27th March) and World Down's Syndrome Day (21st March). We were delighted to welcome back Richard Bailey, Fiona Yaron-Field, Fiona Bailey and Kayte Brimacombe. 2011’s images ...
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History
In 2003, photographer Fiona Yaron-Field got together a group of local photographers who all had children with Down's syndrome and together they created a small exhibition for Down's Syndrome Awareness ...
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Growing older
... The training days raise awareness and improve knowledge and understanding of the support needed by individuals with Down’s syndrome and a diagnosis of Dementia At the end of the session, delegates ...
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Human Rights
The Down's Syndrome Association (DSA) champion Human Rights and since our Awareness Week 2008 have encouraged our members and supporters to put the Human Rights Act into action. In the current climate ...
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DSActives kicks-off Down's Syndrome Awareness Week
... officially kick off National Down's Syndrome Awareness Week (21st - 27th March) and World Down's Syndrome Day (21st March). Over 400 spectators watched on as 84 players represented the following teams: ...