Vinay, our colleague at the DSA, is very keen on exercise and health. He’s shared some top tips with us on how to keep fit and healthy at home. He first wrote this list for winter exercise, but it is just as important to stay active while we are being asked to stay at home. […]
by Kate Powell, Down2Earth Magazine editor I have been working for the Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA) for around 20 years. In that time we have had lots of fundraising events and get togethers, where people from different areas of the DSA and many patrons come together. I like these events, to raise awareness and money […]
Emma Bishop is 40. She has a boyfriend, a job, loves reading, and is godmother to her niece Annabella. She also has Down’s syndrome. This Saturday (21 March) is World Down Syndrome Day, a chance to raise awareness, champion inclusion and celebrate the people with Down’s syndrome who play a vital role in our lives […]
The film is about two teenage boys, both named Sam, who meet at the swings each week to escape their dysfunctional home lives, and slowly fall in love.
‘The Good Hawk is an epic, fantasy adventure set in a mythic version of Scotland where fearsome warriors, magical creatures, and deadly secrets lurk in every shadow. One of the two protagonists is a fifteen-year old girl called Agatha. She is funny, kind, impulsive and loyal, and she also happens to have Down’s syndrome. The novel […]
Social media sensations Ollie and Cameron have played a starring role in a new film for WorkFit called ‘When I Grow Up…’. The identical twins from Dundee, feature alongside their mother Elaine as they ‘test out’ a number of different jobs. The film aims to promote a presumption of employment, where children grow up ‘expecting’ […]
We had an exciting time at our meeting last Sunday! A photographer called Richard Bailey came and ran a very special photography workshop for Down2Earth members in the beautiful Normansfield Theatre. After everyone had introduced themselves and shared their news, we had a slideshow of some of the photos that had been entered into the […]
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…
