Angela was born in Oxford but now lives in Malta with her parents. For World Down Syndrome Day 2021 she made a music video with her friends called ‘6 Teens, 3 Extra Chromosomes, 1 Message’. Angela loves writing, so we asked her to tell us all about herself. Hi, I’m Angela and I’m 19 years […]
Artist Emma has had her work displayed at the Tate Modern and is also the star of an award-winning documentary showcasing her life. The Sky is the Limit was made by Emma’s mother Mirka and has won 28 awards to date from Hawaii to Bhutan. We caught up with Emma to find out more about […]
Maxwell Macleod was born on World Down Syndrome Day 2014. Every year since then his mum, Molly, has written a piece for us to mark his birthday. Here is her post for World Down Syndrome Day 2021. As human beings we need to, and seek to connect, to feel safe and to have a sense […]
My Name is Bashir. I am 26 years old. I have Mosaic Down syndrome and Autism. I was born in London. I was the first grandchild in my family. Everyone loves me very much. My dads family is from Mauritius. I have been on holiday to Mauritius many times. I went to mainstream school. I enjoy Music , Dancing ,Drama, Art and […]
We were thrilled to hear from Hilary earlier this week. She wanted to tell us about her daughter, Lily’s, #Challenge21… My daughter Lily Swift has been doing the 21K Steps Challenge every day this week and we have taken photos each day – her fundraising total so far is up to £453 (more with Gift […]
You may have read a blog about Sarah’s new job at XPO last year. Sarah’s shared a bit more about herself here… Hello, my name is Sarah. I have Mosaic Down’s syndrome – one in 1,000 people have Down’s syndrome, but only 1 in 50,000 have Mosaic Down’s syndrome like me. I am not very […]
Our Voice member Alexandra interviewed Reece. Reece is the director of a company called Woogie Big Pants. He helps run it with his mum Jenna and they make colourful books that help encourage children to open up and talk about difficult subjects through Art Therapy. Alexandra spoke to Reece all about it… You can find […]
Mohammad is 21 and he has recently been inspired to become a YouTuber. He would like to become a chef and enjoys showing people his cooking skills on videos. He says meeting celebrity chef Jamie Oliver when he was younger inspired him to follow in his footsteps. Mohammad says he wants to show everyone that […]
Written by Chris, Reggie’s dad Reggie was born in December 2019. He was actually due on Christmas day but arrived early by C-section due to my wife suffering from pre-eclampsia. It was all surreal the moment Reggie arrived which is all the more reason why I believe he is here to change the world. I […]
Written by Maria, Fergus’ mum I have always wanted to have children, I wanted to be a mum. I thought that I would get pregnant and I would love my baby from that day. Unfortunately, that was not the case for me. I was so pleased when I found out I was pregnant. Then, after […]
