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We are here to support individuals with Down’s syndrome through every stage of their lives and to achieve this we provide a broad range of services and support that are available to you.
Our support services are designed to aid people with Down’s syndrome, their families and carers and the professionals who work with them, to fully understand the condition and its impact upon individual lives.
We want to help you to be empowered in your decision making and to facilitate a greater understanding of Down’s syndrome and its effects on both development and achievement.
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The Down’s Syndrome Association is appalled and horrified following the BBC’s Panorama investigation into the treatment of people with learning disabilities at Whorlton Hall.
Our Chief Executive Carol Boys said:
“The way that we are treating people with a learning disability in the UK today is a national disgrace.
We have not learnt any lessons from the past and we have broken countless promises of better times ahead. We have let people with learning disabilities down badly time and time again, and this needs to stop. How many more scandals and needless deaths is it going to take before we begin to treat people with the respect and care that they deserve?
Our ‘It’s My Life’ report published last year showed that people are not having their needs assessed properly and that the right level of support is not being given to many. The best place to support people with learning disabilities is in their community. Institutions like Whorlton Hall do not work and do not allow individuals to live an ordinary life.” ... See MoreSee Less
Statement following BBC’s Panorama investigation | Down's Syndrome Association