Glasgow is getting set to host the 13th World Down Syndrome Congress, a global event attended by over 1200 families and people with Down’s syndrome, as well as health care practitioners, education professionals and experts at the forefront of research and best practice in the care and development of people with the condition. Hosted by […]
Hi Chrissie! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? How old are you and where do you live? I’m 30yrs old and I live in assisted living in Eastbourne. I’ve been here since leaving St Elizabeth’s College, Bishops Stortford and Harlow and I am very happy. I live with 4 other people like […]
This guest blog is written by a young man called Robert. Robert is a very active person. Thank you Robert for telling us all about the activities you enjoy, including the DSActive football session run by Exeter City FC. My name is Robert and I’m 19 years old and getting up to my 20s. I live […]
Exhibition: 16-20 May | 11am-6pm | Free | Oxo Tower Wharf Lecture: 17 May | 6.30pm | Free but booking is recommended | Swedenborg Society Positive Energies follows on from the hugely successful Shifting Perspectives exhibition in challenging pre-conceived ideas about people with Down’s syndrome. The driving force behind the exhibition is the Japanese photographer […]
On Sunday 25 March 300 people attended a charity screening of the award-winning film Sanctuary at The Odyssey Cinema St Albans. The event was organised by Tracy Light and the local Coffee and Waffle Group, an informal support group based in St Albans for parents and carers of children and adults who have Down’s syndrome. […]
During Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week 2018 we shared a series of blogs written by grandparents celebrating their relationships with their grandchildren. Read all the blogs… Mike Jenny Carena Shirley Lucy Diane Simone Resources for Grandparents Tea at Grandma’s – the third book in the Looking Up series published by the Cornwall Down’s Syndrome Group […]
We’re marking World Down Syndrome Day with a guest blog. It’s been written by Louisa. Her brother Jeremy, who is 25 and has Down’s syndrome and Type 1 Diabetes, has just completed his Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award and is a member of the Swindon DSActive team. It’s always been important to Jeremy to achieve […]
Please introduce yourself and your family and tell us a little bit about your grandchild who has Down’s syndrome? I am Simone MacMillan happily married to my hubby. We have 7 kids the pleasure of being a merged family. Dylan my eldest has an amazing partner Sharon who are parents to our Noah who has […]
Please introduce yourself and your family and tell us a little bit about your grandchild who has Down’s syndrome? Hi, my name is Diane Thompson and my elder son David and his partner Charlotte had Amelia on May 15th 2016. Amelia was induced 5 weeks early as they said Charlotte had only a small bump […]
Travel with photographer Oliver to the Smoky Mountains on his first overseas assignment
