by admin | Dec 20, 2018 | DSA News
At the beginning of the year, Adam and Johnnie (aka the Putney Gumps) set themselves a huge challenge of running 12 marathons in 12 months. It’s almost a year later and they have managed to raise over £60,000. We asked them to tell us how they found the...
by admin | Dec 19, 2018 | News & Research
Local authorities are failing adults with Down’s syndrome – resulting in unlawful practices in some cases – because they are taking too long to assess their basic needs and get adequate support in place. Almost half (43%) of adults surveyed, reported being in need of...
by admin | Dec 15, 2018 | Our Voice Our Stories
Since WorkFit was launched, positions in hospitality such as hotels have been a very popular career choice for our candidates. We have successfully placed people with larger chains such as Premier Inn and Travel Lodge and independents such as The Marine Hotel. We are...
by admin | Dec 13, 2018 | Our Voice Our Stories
With actress Sarah Gordy collecting her 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...
by admin | Dec 13, 2018 | DSA News
At the end of November, our DSActive team visited Middlesbrough to run our coach education workshop and to watch the Borobility Down’s syndrome football session. One of the main aims of DSActive is to provide education to coaches around the country in many...
Recent Comments