School-Age Speech and Language Development - Manchester

Conference Date    Thursday, 7th October 2010

Conference Details    This conference (which will also take place on 12th November in Birmingham) aims to improve the understanding of the commuication needs of children with Down's syndrome and features presentations on the communication profile of children with Down's syndrome; raising communication expectations; speech and language intervention; overcoming communication difficulties in everyday settings; and desired speech and language therapy input for school-age children.

Target Audience    Health, education and social care professionals working with children with Down's syndrome and parents/carers of children with Down's syndrome of a school age.

Conference Speakers     Symbol UK Ltd.

Venue Details    Holiday Inn Manchester Central Park, 888 Oldham Road, Manchester M40 2BS 

Hotel Accommodation    We are able to offer hotel accommodation at this conference at a preferential rate.   If you are interested in this, please indicate on the booking form and full information will be forwarded.

Delegate Rate    Professionals £115, Parents/Family Carers £40

This fee includes attendance, refreshments, lunch and conference documentation.

Special offers for Professionals and Parents    The Down's Syndrome Association is pleased to offer special discounts to professionals and parents.  To qualify for the following discounts, the relevant bookings must be made in one transaction, and applies if the same delegate attends both events (where applicable).

*   If you book onto one of our School Age Speech and Language Development Conferences (either this one in Manchester or on 12th November in Birmingham), you can also book onto one of our Primary or Secondary Education Conferences (Birmingham, Cardiff or Leeds) at the cost of £99 (a saving of  £16).

*   Multiple Bookings - If you book five or more professional places at this conference, you will receive a 10% discount on your booking.

*   Early Booking - Professional or parent bookings received six months in advance, will qualify for a discount of 10%.  Accordingly, with the special discount, a professional place will cost £103.50 and a parent place will cost £36.

Booking onto the Conference    If you have any queries about this, or any other conference, please contact Lesley Alabaf on 0845 230 0372.

To book onto this conference, please download the attached DSA booking form and return it to the Down's Syndrome Association, 2a Langdon Park, Teddington, Middx TW11 9PS - Tel:  0845 230 0372, Fax 0845 230 0372, email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it