We shared our news and we talked about Christmas. We talked about where we live. Some of us live at home with our families. Some of us live in supported living – on our own or with friends. Some of us have started thinking about leaving home. Some of us had seen the programme on […]
It was lovely to see so many members after the Christmas break! We caught up with all our holiday news of family gatherings, meals out and even a holiday to Goa! Our topic for the day was Housing and Where We Live. Firstly, we watched a DSA video from our Supported Living Film Series. We […]
What a day DSA member and campaigner, Sara Pickard, had at the ‘Women of the Year Lunch and Awards’ in London! Here is what she has to say… I felt very honoured to be nominated to attend the ‘Women of the Year’ Lunch and Awards Ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on October […]
In case you have missed the buzz, the film ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ has been released today in cinemas. The star of the film is a young man called Zack Gottsagen. The Peanut Butter Falcon is a modern Mark Twain-esque adventure. It also stars Shia LaBeouf as a small-time outlaw turned unlikely coach who joins […]
Swimmers have started arriving home after the European DSISO Swimming Championships in Sardinia and many with medals. One of the people competing was Billy Birchmore who swam as an Independent. Billy won 7 Gold Medals out of his 7 races – amazing! We were lucky enough to ask Billy some questions about his achievements and […]
How would you describe yourself? I’m fun, quirky, flirty, dashingly handsome, friendly and helpful. Do you live at home? No, I moved out to my flat a few years ago. I live alone now. Where do you work? What do you do? I work for The Fire and Rescue Service. I am an admin assistant […]
A new app designed to help people with Down’s syndrome make healthier eating and exercise choices, has been downloaded more than 500 times in its first three weeks. Created by our DSActive team, the ‘Health Swap’ app aims to tackle the statistic that more than 70% of people with Down’s syndrome are overweight or obese, […]
This is a guest blog from Ciara. Hi, I’m Ciara and I’m 17. My dreams for the future are living in New York and to be an actress in movies and also to be a fashion designer. The reason I love modelling so much is because I want to be a model, that’s why. I […]
This is a guest blog from our colleague Kate, who is the editor of the Down2Earth magazine. She recently came back from a tour with her dance group, we caught up with her to see how it went. Where did you go on your latest dance tour? I went to Kosovo for 5 days How […]
The winners of this year’s My Perspective international photography competition have been revealed…
