With actress Sarah Gordy celebrating being awarded an MBE recently we’ve been speaking to Vivienne Bateson MBE, about what it was like when she received her award ten years ago. Vivienne was honoured in the 2008 New Year’s Honours List for her excellent work at Coventry’s Job Centre Plus. The 47-year-old works on the Business Support […]
Taylor Wimpey South Thames has donated £250 to the Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA); a charity that supports people of all ages with Down’s Syndrome. The DSA offers a variety of services including a national helpline which receives over 11,000 calls a year and provides information, support and advice to people with Down’s Syndrome as well […]
There’s been a lot happening at the DSA in the last couple of months and we wanted to highlight a couple of areas in particular…
Ben loves sport and recently earned his level 1 coaching assistant award! His mum Hayley kindly wrote this blog to tell us about how his coaches have supported him with his tennis…
Photo by Hubert Lawless, My Perspective finalist 2015 Did you know? Around 20% of children with Down’s syndrome have complex needs. This means that they could have an additional diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or ADHD, and/or OCD. They may have additional support needs because of this. What does this mean for families? While […]
Luke’s dance teacher at Dance 21 got in touch with us to tell us about his success after he won the Bam Bam Boogies Dance Battle in Essex. He was also awarded the Brian Jiggins Award, something Dance 21 gives out termly to their dancers. Here is a little bit more about Luke and what he […]
On Sunday Beth, on of our Information & Training Officers, received a cheque for £975 from the Kew Village Fair. The money has been donated to support the Down2Earth group. The Down2Earth group is part of our Having a Voice project which gives people with Down’s syndrome a platform to have their say and be […]
Two young adults with Down’s syndrome have helped Wiltshire Police scoop a top employment award. The force was awarded the ‘Best Employer Practice’ accolade by the British Association of Supported Employment (BASE) on Tuesday night. It recognises their commitment to supporting people with disabilities to secure and retain employment. Chief Constable, Kier Pritchard said: “It […]
Shauna Hogan is no stranger to the spotlight. Her swimming career has seen her competing as far away as Los Angeles and Puerto Rico. She has now been chosen to be the face of the Special Olympic Games when it comes to Liverpool in 2021. She’s won countless medals and awards, and tells us what […]
This is a guest blog from Mark. He attends the DSActive athletics session with Exeter Harries as a volunteer coach and has just achieved his Level 1 coaching qualification in athletics! We caught up with Mark to find out how he got on with the course… Mark, can you tell us a little bit about […]
