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Down’s Syndrome Association is awarded a Heritage Lottery Grant
... Victorian theatre containing original painted scenery and other ornate fixtures and fittings. The Langdon Down Centre building contains the Down’s Syndrome Association, Down Syndrome International, the ...
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World Down Syndrome recognised officially by the United Nations
... of Down Syndrome Associations, who worked with Down Syndrome International (DSi) and its members to launch an extensive campaign to generate international support. The resolution was eventually co-sponsored ...
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Mears Raise Over £700 for DSA
... Well done, Mears Group!" The Down's Syndrome Association is the only national charity dedicated to covering all aspects of living with Down's syndrome. Providing lifelong support not only to people with ...
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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"
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION BEFORE 16 OCTOBER 2011 Since 2006, Down Syndrome International (DSi) has coordinated an annual observance known as World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), held on 21 March ...
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HRH The Duchess of Gloucester visits Down's syndrome Tennis Programme
The Duchess of Gloucester, Honorary President of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) visited the National Tennis Centre this week to meet players involved with the Community Down’s Syndrome Tennis ...
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The Dilnot Commission Report - What we think?
... The means-tested threshold, above which people are liable for their full care costs, should be increased from £23,250 to £100,000; National eligibility criteria and portable assessments ...
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My Perspectives - Winner Announced
... GlaxoSmithKline Mark Thackara – National Marketing Manager, Consumer Products, Olympus Alison Miller – Company Secretariat Manager, BAE Systems The DSA extends our most sincere thanks to all our ...
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Sussex County Cricket Club pick Down's Syndrome Association as Charity Partners
... the DSA’s main aims is improve the knowledge of Down’s Syndrome across the country. We are confident that with the national exposure available to them through Sussex County Cricket Club, they will ...
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Surrey hospital collection moves to Langdon Down Centre
... international importance. Freda Knight, Curator and Chairman of the Royal Earlswood Museum Committee, explains: “Many of the long-stay hospitals had their own museums which were disbanded once they ...
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Scheme aimed at helping people with Learning Disability to engage with MP's
... campaigns@radar.org.uk or phone Cheryl Gowar on 020 7503 6176. The national scheme is encouraging disabled people to raise national and local issues with their MP, including current welfare ...
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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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Making A Complaint
... must be dealt with under the new one stage process set out in the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2009/uksi_20090309_en_1 ...
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Human Rights
... Downloads: Your Human Rights – A Guide For Disabled People http://www.bihr.org.uk/documents/guides/a-guide-for-disabled-people A Voluntary And Community Sector Guide To Using International Human ...
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The Law
... – was this done? If an assessment was done, was it lawfully done and were the conclusions accurate? Did it comply with local and national community care guidance? Is there an unlawful fettering of ...
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Mr Speaker recognises outstanding Down's Syndrome Tennis Project
... kind nationally, began in January 2010 following the success of the Fulham FC Foundation's DSActive Down's syndrome football team (the Fulham Badgers) and has been run from the National Tennis Centre and ...
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2011/2012
... olds The National Audit Office is currently running a consultation focusing on education for young people aged 16-25 with a special educational need or learning difficulty/disability. The consultation ...
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Bespoke Training
... relevant to the session and a certificate of attendance, if required. For full details, please contact the national office on 0845 230 0372 or email info@downs-syndrome.org.uk ...
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Chase Lodge Hotel Supports the Down's Syndrome Association
The Chase Lodge Hotel situated in Hampton Wick has teamed up to support national charity; the Down's Syndrome Association located in Teddington. The hotel has offered £2,000 worth of free accommodation ...
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DSA statement on latest news story on non-invasive prenatal test for Down's syndrome
... full funding to ensure that this programme can roll out nationally, so that we are ready for when the non-invasive test in early pregnancy is a reality." For further details of the "Tell it Right, Start ...
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Testimonials
... Theresa Nunn, Geneva International School ...