Hello. My name is Charlie and I am sixteen years old. I like football, swimming, basketball and playing on my x box. I like watching wrestling on TV and I also like to watch films on TV. I especially like super hero films or ones with dinosaurs in. I live at home with my Mum […]
Last Sunday, after introducing ourselves and catching up on our news, we had a very special visitor to Down to Earth… Lee Ryan, from the band Blue, who has recently appeared in Eastenders and the current series of Strictly Come Dancing, joined us for an exciting day! After saying hello via Skype to our Having […]
Public Health Wales recently released the latest version of their leaflet ‘Information for women offered further tests for suspected chromosomal conditions’. This document is designed for women who have chosen to take up the offer of screening and who have received a higher chance screening result. We believe it is imperative that the official information provided to […]
This is a guest blog written by Lucas McCallum Suarez The Camino is a 118km walk from Sarria to Santiago. In July this year I began my second Camino. This time was different from the last as I was doing it with my brother, Nicky, who has Down’s syndrome. I had mixed feelings about doing the […]
by Kate Powell, Down2Earth Magazine editor Places that I have been plus one thing I like about that place: Macedonia – I liked educating children with learning disabilities and Down’s syndrome. North Carolina, United States of America – I liked seeing family and traveling around Lourdes, France – I went on a Pilgrim Trust trip […]
If you are on a low income you may be able to get help with healthcare costs: free prescriptions help with fares to hospital help with paying for glasses help with paying dentist’s fees help with the cost of wigs and fabric supports All children under 16, or under 19 and in full time education, […]
We welcomed two new people to the meeting. To help the new people, one of the group explained what we do at Our Voice Our Choice. We then introduced ourselves and we talked about what we had been up to. The meeting was about things we are proud of. To help us think about this […]
One of the great benefits of attending a regional WorkFit Conference is the chance to hear directly from employers and their employees. At the recent 2018 North West Conference we had the pleasure of hearing presentations from several employers from across the North West. They spoke about their positive experiences of employing candidates, through WorkFit, […]
For many families of the young adults with Down’s syndrome we work with, a big worry can be the level of support that their children will receive in the workplace. Will their sons and daughters have the opportunity to thrive and develop in their jobs? WorkFit works with organisations who have already expressed an interest […]
Hi, my full name is Claire Harris and this is my sister Abigail. I have Down’s syndrome and Abigail wanted to make a film about people with Down’s syndrome in employment. I’m a competitive swimmer with Sharks swimming club, and I play football for the Paddock Wood Panthers. This summer I graduated from the three-year […]
